Pectic methyl and non-methyl esters and the environmental implications of methanol emissions from plants
Pectin methyl esterase (PME) enzymes are produced by bacteria, fungi and higher plants, and hydrolyse methyl ester groups present on the backbone of pectic polysaccharides found in the primary cell wall of plants. Pectic polysaccharides are required for intercellular adhesion in dicotyledonous plant...
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University of Glasgow
2007
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495192 |