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middle lamella

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middle lamella
n.
The pectin-rich intercellular material cementing together the primary walls of adjacent plant cells.

middle lamella
The pectin-rich intercellular material cementing together the primary walls of adjacent plant cells.


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In the surface layers of peracetic-acid-treated boards, all cell wall regions were delignified, with the middle lamella being the most severely affected.
Pectin is a complex polysaccharide found in the cell wall and middle lamella of plant tissue.
The root CEC is located in the apoplast and is attributed to the free carboxyl groups of galacturonic acids of cell wall pectins in the middle lamella.
 
 
 
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