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The role of pectin in plant cell elongation

Reference	D09711
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Reg Wilson
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Food Materials Science Division
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	54,396
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/08/1998
End date	01/08/2000
Duration	24 months

Abstract

Pectic polysaccharides comprise 20 to 40% of the dry weight of primary (growing) cell walls of dicotyledonous plants, and yet the functional role of pectin in cell wall architecture is poorly understood. The aim of this proposal is to use Arabidopsis and flax mutants, with altered pectin phenotypes, to characterise the role of pectin in elongating cells, by directly measuring biophysical properties of extensibility, cell- wall strength and cell-cell adhesion. These cell-wall properties directly underpin the raw material quality of food, feed and fibre crops. (Joint with grant 218/D09697.)

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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D09697 The role of pectin in plant cell elongation

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