185. Brown, Jr. R.M. and I.M. Saxena. 2000. Cellulose biosynthesis--A model for understanding the assembly of biopolymers. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 38: 57-67.

185. Abstract

This study provides an updated review of the current status on cellulose biosynthesis. The centerpiece of this work is the presentation of a new model of cellulose biogenesis. This model and its parts are presented to better understand the mechanisms of polymerization and crystallization leading to biopolymer formation. The new information has been derived largely from sequence analysis, biochemistry and ultrastructural data relating to cellulose, Nature's most abundant macromolecule.

Author Keywords: Biopolymer; biosynthesis; cellulose; genetic algorithm; molecular modeling; review

Abbreviations: CesA, cellulose synthase gene family; Csl, cellulose synthase-like; TC, terminal cellulose synthesizing complex
 

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