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Plant Seed Mucilage as a Glue: Adhesive Properties of Hydrated and Dried-in-Contact Seed Mucilage of Five Plant Species

Seed and fruit mucilage is composed of three types of polysaccharides—pectins, cellulose, and hemicelluloses—and demonstrates adhesive properties after hydration. One of the important functions of the mucilage is to enable seeds to attach to diverse natural surfaces. Due to its adhesive properties,...

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Autores principales: Kreitschitz, Agnieszka, Kovalev, Alexander, Gorb, Stanislav N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7867067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33535533
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22031443