date:Jan 10, 2019
ciety journal ACS Central Science, the study discovered that the complex carbohydrate can be found in the roots of barley. It suggests that the compound may play a role in plant growth or resistance to external stresses such as salinity or disease.
Knowledge of this new polysaccharide will open up further research to determine its role in the plant, says Little.
According to the researchers, plant cell walls contain components that are of major interest for various industries such as renewab