β-Glucanases and non-cellulosic glucans in the developing oat plant.
The changes in the levels of various β-glucan hydrolase activities in the second internode of the stem of the developing oat plant have been examined. Concurrent changes in the non-cellulosic β-glucans contained in the corresponding total hemicelluloses were also studied. Possible relationships between the observed changes and the growth and development of the plant tissue are discussed.
Institut de Biologie végétale et de Phytochimie, Université de Fribourg, CH-1700, Fribourg, Suisse.
A J
AJ
Buchala
H
H
Meier