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dc.contributor.authorWang, Tuo
dc.contributor.authorPhyo, Pyae
dc.contributor.authorHong, Mei
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-11T19:46:50Z
dc.date.available2018-10-11T19:46:50Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.date.submitted2016-08
dc.identifier.issn0926-2040
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118448
dc.description.abstractPlant biomass has become an important source of bio-renewable energy in modern society. The molecular structure of plant cell walls is difficult to characterize by most atomic-resolution techniques due to the insoluble and disordered nature of the cell wall. Solid-state NMR (SSNMR) spectroscopy is uniquely suited for studying native hydrated plant cell walls at the molecular level with chemical resolution. Significant progress has been made in the last five years to elucidate the molecular structures and interactions of cellulose and matrix polysaccharides in plant cell walls. These studies have focused on primary cell walls of growing plants in both the dicotyledonous and grass families, as represented by the model plants Arabidopsis thaliana, Brachypodium distachyon, and Zea mays. To date, these SSNMR results have shown that 1) cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectins form a single network in the primary cell wall; 2) in dicot cell walls, the protein expansin targets the hemicellulose-enriched region of the cellulose microfibril for its wall-loosening function; and 3) primary wall cellulose has polymorphic structures that are distinct from the microbial cellulose structures. This article summarizes these key findings, and points out future directions of investigation to advance our fundamental understanding of plant cell wall structure and function. Keywords: Cellulose; Matrix polysaccharide; Expansin; Lignin; Magic-angle spinning; Multidimensional correlation; Structural polymorphism; Cellulose-pectin interactionsen_US
dc.publisherElsevier BVen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/J.SSNMR.2016.08.001en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licenseen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.sourcePMCen_US
dc.titleMultidimensional solid-state NMR spectroscopy of plant cell wallsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationWang, Tuo et al. “Multidimensional Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Plant Cell Walls.” Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 78 (September 2016): 56–63 © 2016 Elsevier Incen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
dc.contributor.mitauthorWang, Tuo
dc.contributor.mitauthorPhyo, Pyae
dc.contributor.mitauthorHong, Mei
dc.relation.journalSolid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonanceen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2018-09-25T17:55:59Z
dspace.orderedauthorsWang, Tuo; Phyo, Pyae; Hong, Meien_US
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dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-924X
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5255-5858
mit.licensePUBLISHER_CCen_US


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