ISSN:
1615-6102
Keywords:
Cellulose microfibril
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Cross-sectional shape
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Lattice image
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Lattice orientation
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Glomerulocyte
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Glomerulocyte cellulosic bundles ofPolyzoa vesiculiphora were investigated by microdiffraction and high-resolution electron microscopy. In each bundle, hundreds of cellulose microfibrils, having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, are packed regularly with their 0.6 nm lattice planes parallel to each other. Lattice images reveal that the 0.6 nm plane is parallel to the longer edge of the cross section which is similar to the lattice organization of cellulose with a squarish cross section inValonia spp. More interestingly, all the microfibrils in a bundle have the same directionality of crystallographic c-axis, which suggests that the biosynthesis of the microfibrils within particular bundle occurs unidirectionally.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01280590
