Acetyl groups in cell-wall preparations from higher plants |
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Authors: | John S D Bacon Alex H Gordon E Jane Morris and Victor C Farmer |
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Institution: | Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB, U.K.;Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB9 2QJ, U.K. |
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Abstract: | O-Acetyl groups were detected by i.r. spectroscopy in cell-wall preparations from grasses and other higher plants and their presence was confirmed chemically. The amounts present are likely to influence both the physical state of the cell-wall polysaccharides and also their digestion by enzymes. |
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