Cell Wall of Melampyrum lineare Seed: Carbohydrate Components

Abstract
Extraction with alkali of cell wall material from the seed of Melampyrum lineare leaves a residue (62.7 percent) which on hydrolysis yields over 70 percent mannose. Hydrolysis of the alkali-soluble hemicellulose fraction of the cell wall also yields largely mannose. In contrast, cell wall isolated from Melampyrum stem contains over 95 percent of glucose residues in the alkali-insoluble fraction, and mostly xylose residues in the hemicellulose.