Interactions between pectin and cellulose in primary plant cell walls

To understand the architecture of the plant cell wall, it is of importance to understand both structural characteristics of cell wall polysaccharides and interactions between these polysaccharides. Interactions between polysaccharides were studied in the residue after water and chelating agent extraction by sequential extractions with H2O and alkali. The 6 M alkali residue still represented 31%, 11% and 5% of all GalA present in carrot, tomato...