Fraction of cell wall mass that is cellulose
| Value | 10.5 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Reference | Schrick K, Fujioka S, Takatsuto S, Stierhof YD, Stransky H, Yoshida S, Jürgens G. A link between sterol biosynthesis, the cell wall, and cellulose in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 2004 Apr38(2):227-43.PubMed ID15078327 |
| Primary Source | Updegraff DM. Semimicro determination of cellulose in biological materials. Anal Biochem. 1969 Dec32(3):420-4.PubMed ID5361396 |
| Method | A quantitative colorimetric assay (primary source, Updegraff, 1969). Measured manually from fig. 5a in Schrick et al, which shows measurement of ~105 µg cellulose/100 mg dry weight of seed |
| Comments | In seedling |
| Entered by | Ron Milo - Admin |
| ID | 100586 |