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Pectin structure and biosynthesis
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New developments in understanding pectin structure, function, and biosynthesis indicate that these polysaccharides have roles in both primary and secondary cell walls.About:
This article is published in Current Opinion in Plant Biology.The article was published on 2008-06-01. It has received 1810 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pectin & Cell wall.read more
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The structure, function, and biosynthesis of plant cell wall pectic polysaccharides.
TL;DR: The identification of glycosyltransferases involved in pectin synthesis is essential to the study of cell wall function in plant growth and development and for maximizing the value and use of plant polysaccharides in industry and human health.
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How glycan metabolism shapes the human gut microbiota
TL;DR: How glycans shape the composition of the gut microbiota over various periods of time is described, the mechanisms by which individual microorganisms degrade these glycans, and potential opportunities to intentionally influence this ecosystem for better health and nutrition are described.
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Recognition and degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides by two human gut symbionts.
Eric C. Martens,Eric C. Martens,Elisabeth C. Lowe,Herbert C. Chiang,Nicholas A. Pudlo,Meng-Meng Wu,Nathan P. McNulty,D. Wade Abbott,Bernard Henrissat,Harry J. Gilbert,Harry J. Gilbert,David N. Bolam,Jeffrey I. Gordon +12 more
TL;DR: Competition for nutrients contained in diverse types of plant cell wall-associated polysaccharides may explain the evolution of substrate-specific catabolic gene modules in common bacterial members of the human gut microbiota.
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Carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacteria.
TL;DR: Members of the genus Bifidobacterium can be found as components of the gastrointestinal microbiota, and are believed to play an important role in maintaining and promoting human health by eliciting a number of beneficial properties.
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Complex Glycan Catabolism by the Human Gut Microbiota: The Bacteroidetes Sus-like Paradigm*
TL;DR: This work reviews how members of the Bacteroidetes, one of two dominant gut-associated bacterial phyla, process complex glycans using a series of similarly patterned, cell envelope-associated multiprotein systems, providing insights into how gut, as well as terrestrial and aquatic, Bacteroids survive in highly competitive ecosystems.
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Biomass recalcitrance: engineering plants and enzymes for biofuels production.
Michael E. Himmel,Shi You Ding,David K. Johnson,William S. Adney,Mark R. Nimlos,John W. Brady,Thomas D. Foust +6 more
TL;DR: Here, the natural resistance of plant cell walls to microbial and enzymatic deconstruction is considered, collectively known as “biomass recalcitrance,” which is largely responsible for the high cost of lignocellulose conversion.
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Pectins: structure, biosynthesis, and oligogalacturonide-related signaling.
TL;DR: The view of critical questions regarding pectin structure, biosynthesis, and function that need to be addressed in the coming decade are presented and new methods that may be useful to study localized pectins in the plant cell wall are described.
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An evolving hierarchical family classification for glycosyltransferases.
TL;DR: This evolving classification rationalises structural and mechanistic investigation, harnesses information from a wide variety of related enzymes to inform cell biology and overcomes recurrent problems in the functional prediction of glycosyltransferase-related open-reading frames.
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Pectin: cell biology and prospects for functional analysis
TL;DR: Current knowledge of biosynthetic enzymes, plant and microbial pectinases and the interactions of pECTin with other cell wall components and the impact of molecular genetic approaches are reviewed in terms of the functional analysis of pectic polysaccharides in plant growth and development.