Occurrence of xyloglucan containing protuberances in the storage cell walls of cotyledons of Hymenaea courbaril L.

  • TINÉ M
  • CORTELAZZO A
  • BUCKERIDGE M
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(Occurrence of xyloglucan containing protuberances in the storage cell walls of cotyledons of Hymenaea courbaril L.). Despite the suggestions of its pectic composition, no clear evidence for this has been presented. Here we show the occurrence of such a structure in walls of cells from cotyledons of Hymenaea courbariI L. These cells are known to accumulate large amounts of storage xyloglucan in the wall and, in this case, the protuberances seem to contain this storage polysaccharide rather than pectin. A hypothetical sequence of events leading from wall strands to protuberances was assembled based on scanning electron microscopy observations. On this basis, a tentative model for how polysaccharides are distributed into the wall, near the regions where protuberances are found, is proposed to explain the presence of storage xyloglucan in their composition. RESUMO-(Ocorrência de protuberâncias contendo xiloglucano nas paredes celulares da reserva de Hymenaea courbaril L.). Apesar das sugestões da sua composição péctica, não foram apresentadas evidências diretas da sua composição. Neste trabalho é mostrada a ocorrência desta estrutura em paredes de células parenquimáticas de cotilédones de Hymenaea courbaril L. Sabe-se que estas células acumulam grandes quantidades de xiloglucano nas suas paredes e, nesse caso, as protuberâncias parecem conter este polissacarídeo na sua constituição. Uma seqüência de eventos que leva ao aparecimento destas protuberâncias é sugerida e um modelo de parede celular é proposto para explicar a presença de xiloglucano de reserva na composição das protuberâncias.

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TINÉ, M. A. S., CORTELAZZO, A., & BUCKERIDGE, M. S. (2000). Occurrence of xyloglucan containing protuberances in the storage cell walls of cotyledons of Hymenaea courbaril L. Revista Brasileira de Botânica, 23(4). https://doi.org/10.1590/s0100-84042000000400007

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