Polysaccharide assemblies in fungal and plant cell walls explored by solid-state NMR

LD Fernando, W Zhao, I Gautam, A Ankur, T Wang - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Structural analysis of macromolecular complexes within their natural cellular environment
presents a significant challenge. Recent applications of solid-state NMR (ssNMR) …

NMR investigations of glycan conformation, dynamics, and interactions

J Angulo, A Ardá, S Bertuzzi, A Canales… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycans are ubiquitous in nature, decorating our cells and serving as the initial points of
contact with any visiting entities. These glycan interactions are fundamental to host …

Molecular architecture of chitin and chitosan-dominated cell walls in zygomycetous fungal pathogens by solid-state NMR

Q Cheng, MC Dickwella Widanage, JR Yarava… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Zygomycetous fungal infections pose an emerging medical threat among individuals with
compromised immunity and metabolic abnormalities. Our pathophysiological understanding …

Charting the solid‐state NMR signals of polysaccharides: A database‐driven roadmap

W Zhao, D Debnath, I Gautam… - Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) measurements of intact cell walls and
cellular samples often generate spectra that are difficult to interpret due to the presence of …

[HTML][HTML] Covalent connectivity of glycogen in brewer's spent yeast cell walls revealed by enzymatic approaches and dynamic nuclear polarization NMR

R Bastos, I Marín-Montesinos, SS Ferreira… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Yeast cell walls undergo modifications during the brewing process, leading to a remodelling
of their architecture. One significant change is the increased insolubility of the cell wall …

Study on the remediation of groundwater nitrate pollution by pretreated wheat straw and woodchips

C Zhao, N Sun, N Chen, T Liu, C Feng - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater nitrate contamination poses a threat to both the ecological environment and
human health. This study investigated the potential of using saturated Ca (OH) 2 to pretreat …

Enriched Molecular-Level View of Saline Wetland Soil Carbon by Sensitivity-Enhanced Solid-State NMR

W Zhao, EC Thomas, D Debnath, FJ Scott… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a major role in mitigating greenhouse gas emission and
regulating earth's climate, carbon cycle, and biodiversity. Wetland soils account for one-third …

Xylan-directed cell wall assembly in grasses

L Zhang, Y Zhou, B Zhang - Plant Physiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Xylan is the most abundant hemicellulosic polysaccharide in the cell walls of grasses and is
pivotal for the assembly of distinct cell wall structures that govern various cellular functions …

A comprehensive approach to phytochemical analysis of macromolecular composites that protect tubers: case studies in suberized potato periderm tissues

K Dastmalchi, VC Phan, S Chatterjee, B Yu… - Phytochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Terrestrial plants rely on protection conferred by their outer coverings to defend against
desiccation, bruising, and microbial invasion. For food staples such as potato tubers, the …

On the Mechanism of the Ionizing Radiation-Induced Degradation and Recycling of Cellulose

R List, L Gonzalez-Lopez, A Ashfaq, A Zaouak… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of ionizing radiation offers a boundless range of applications for polymer scientists,
from inducing crosslinking and/or degradation to grafting a wide variety of monomers onto …