1976•Wood and Fiber Science (Society of Wood Science and Technology)Open access
A note on the cell-wall structure of softwood tracheids
D. H. Page
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Abstract
Molecules of hemicellulose in walls of softwood tracheids are birefringent and lie essentially parallel to cellulose molecules. These hemicelluloses perform a structural function in providing a link between cellulose and lignin, and consequently should be considered as "coupling agents" between them. Models of the softwood tracheid cell wall should recognize this structural role for hemicelluloses.
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