They found that XOAT6 co-fractionated with IRX10, a verified xylan synthase in rice. Further experiments, including luciferase complementation and co-immunoprecipitation assays, confirmed that ...

To synthesize the high-performance bio-based adhesive, the researchers sourced xylan from viscose fiber mills, which were then freeze-dried and oxidized in the sodium periodate (NaIO 4) solution ...

Xylan is a major interlocking polysaccharide in the cell walls of seed plants, possessing a high structural diversity and cellular specificity in terms of chain polymerization, side chains, and ...

Xylan, like cellulose, is a major component of plant cell walls that serves as a valuable source of human and animal nutrition. Despite its importance, ...

Molecules 10,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair could hold the key to making possible wooden skyscrapers and more energy-efficient paper production. The two most common large molecules ...

"Xylan is a hemicellulose compound which is proposed to be used e.g. in food product packaging requiring films and surfaces that are not oxygen-permeable," says researcher Petri Kilpeläinen.

After cellulose, xylan is the most abundant biomass material on Earth, and therefore represents an enormous potential source of stored solar energy for the production of advance biofuels. A major ...

“Xylan is the material that holds cellulose together, although it is not itself a ‘glue’ in the traditional sense,” says Nick Aldred at the University of Essex, UK, who wasn’t involved ...

The Russian-born entrepreneur made a fortune last year after selling his earlier venture, Calabasas networking gear manufacturer Xylan Corp., to French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel for ...