Plant Cell-Based Bioprocessing

2009 ◽  
pp. 315-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Eibl ◽  
D. Eibl
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell

Sectioned rubisco crystals in TEM

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 664-665
Author(s):  
Gunnel Karlsson ◽  
Jan-Olov Bovin ◽  
Michael Bosma
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell ◽  
Carbon Fixation ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Protein Crystals ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation ◽  
Photosynthetic Carbon

RuBisCO (D-ribulose-l,5-biphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) is the most aboundant enzyme in the plant cell and it catalyses the key carboxylation reaction of photosynthetic carbon fixation, but also the competing oxygenase reaction of photorespiation. In vitro crystallized RuBisCO has been studied earlier but this investigation concerns in vivo existance of RuBisCO crystals in anthers and leaves ofsugarbeets. For the identification of in vivo protein crystals it is important to be able to determinethe unit cell of cytochemically identified crystals in the same image. In order to obtain the best combination of optimal contrast and resolution we have studied different staining and electron accelerating voltages. It is known that embedding and sectioning can cause deformation and obscure the unit cell parameters.

Exploration of cell wall architecture with the rapid-freeze deep-etch technique

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 128-129
Author(s):  
Béatrice Satiat-Jeunemaitre ◽  
Chris Hawes
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Molecular Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Secretory Activity ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Molecular Architecture ◽  
Plant Cell Walls

The comprehension of the molecular architecture of plant cell walls is one of the best examples in cell biology which illustrates how developments in microscopy have extended the frontiers of a topic. Indeed from the first electron microscope observation of cell walls it has become apparent that our understanding of wall structure has advanced hand in hand with improvements in the technology of specimen preparation for electron microscopy. Cell walls are sub-cellular compartments outside the peripheral plasma membrane, the construction of which depends on a complex cellular biosynthetic and secretory activity (1). They are composed of interwoven polymers, synthesised independently, which together perform a number of varied functions. Biochemical studies have provided us with much data on the varied molecular composition of plant cell walls. However, the detailed intermolecular relationships and the three dimensional arrangement of the polymers in situ remains a mystery. The difficulty in establishing a general molecular model for plant cell walls is also complicated by the vast diversity in wall composition among plant species.

Governing equations for plant cell growth

1990 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph K. E. Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Plant Cell ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Plant Cell Growth

A participation of weak-bound with plant cell wall peroxidases in ring rot tolerance of wild Mexican species and cultural varieties of potato

2014 ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
M.A. Zhivetiev ◽  
◽  
A.V. Papkina ◽  
I.A. Graskova ◽  
V.K. Voinikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Plant Cell ◽  
Plant Cell Wall ◽  
Ring Rot ◽  
Mexican Species

Quantum Mechanical Calculations Suggest That Lignin Polymerization Is Kinetically Controlled

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Gani ◽  
Michael Orella ◽  
Eric Anderson ◽  
Michael Stone ◽  
Fikile Brushett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Cell ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Plant Cell Wall ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Plant Cell Walls ◽  
Biomass Valorization ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Radical Coupling ◽  
Kinetically Controlled ◽  
Atomistic Models

Lignin is an abundant biopolymer important for plant function while holding promise as a renewable source of valuable chemicals. Although the lignification process in plant cell walls has been long-studied, a comprehensive, mechanistic understanding on the molecular scale remains elusive. A better understanding of lignification will lead to improved atomistic models of the plant cell wall that could, in turn, inform effective strategies for biomass valorization. Here, using first-principles quantum chemical calculations, we show that a simple model of kinetically-controlled radical coupling broadly rationalizes qualitative experimental observations of lignin structure across a wide variety of biomass types, thus paving the way for predictive, first-principles models of lignification while highlighting the ability of computational chemistry to help illuminate complex biological processes.

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