DOE PAGES title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Linkage structure of cell-wall polysaccharides from three duckweed species

Abstract

Rapid growth and easily digestible walls that are naturally low in lignin make the aquatic plant family Lemnaceae, or duckweed, a promising feedstock for biofuel production. Monosaccharide and linkage analysis of cell walls from three species of duckweed: Spirodela polyrhiza, Lemna gibba, and Wolffia australiana showed that apiogalacturonans and/or xylogalacturonans, and smaller amounts of rhamnogalacturonan I, constituted 57%, 51% and 48% of their respective wall mass. Hemicellulosic xylan, xyloglucan, and glucomannan made up lesser amounts wall mass across the three species. Apiose residues were either non-reducing terminal or 3'-linked, but their ratios varied substantially from nearly 1:1 for S. polyrhiza and 2:1 for L. gibba, to 10:1 for W. australiana. These findings will help guide future research to design efficient strategies for disassembly of duckweed cell walls into sugars and uronic acids for conversion of duckweed biomass into usable fuel, and to facilitate extraction of other bioproducts from its polysaccharides.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
  2. Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1801376
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1545928
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0000997; SC0018244
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Carbohydrate Polymers
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 223; Journal ID: ISSN 0144-8617
Publisher:
Applied Science Direct
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Lemnaceae; duckweed; apiogalacturonan; pectin; hemicellulose; cellulose; linkage structure; biomass

Citation Formats

Sowinski, Evan E., Gilbert, Sarah, Lam, Eric, and Carpita, Nicholas C. Linkage structure of cell-wall polysaccharides from three duckweed species. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115119.
Sowinski, Evan E., Gilbert, Sarah, Lam, Eric, & Carpita, Nicholas C. Linkage structure of cell-wall polysaccharides from three duckweed species. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115119
Sowinski, Evan E., Gilbert, Sarah, Lam, Eric, and Carpita, Nicholas C. Fri . "Linkage structure of cell-wall polysaccharides from three duckweed species". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115119. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1801376.
@article{osti_1801376,
title = {Linkage structure of cell-wall polysaccharides from three duckweed species},
author = {Sowinski, Evan E. and Gilbert, Sarah and Lam, Eric and Carpita, Nicholas C.},
abstractNote = {Rapid growth and easily digestible walls that are naturally low in lignin make the aquatic plant family Lemnaceae, or duckweed, a promising feedstock for biofuel production. Monosaccharide and linkage analysis of cell walls from three species of duckweed: Spirodela polyrhiza, Lemna gibba, and Wolffia australiana showed that apiogalacturonans and/or xylogalacturonans, and smaller amounts of rhamnogalacturonan I, constituted 57%, 51% and 48% of their respective wall mass. Hemicellulosic xylan, xyloglucan, and glucomannan made up lesser amounts wall mass across the three species. Apiose residues were either non-reducing terminal or 3'-linked, but their ratios varied substantially from nearly 1:1 for S. polyrhiza and 2:1 for L. gibba, to 10:1 for W. australiana. These findings will help guide future research to design efficient strategies for disassembly of duckweed cell walls into sugars and uronic acids for conversion of duckweed biomass into usable fuel, and to facilitate extraction of other bioproducts from its polysaccharides.},
doi = {10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115119},
journal = {Carbohydrate Polymers},
number = ,
volume = 223,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri Jul 26 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

Journal Article:

Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 13 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

Save / Share:

Works referenced in this record:

In vitro selection of duckweed geographical isolates for potential use in swine lagoon effluent renovation
journal, May 2000


Production of high-starch duckweed and its conversion to bioethanol
journal, October 2011


Developmental Control of Apiogalacturonan Biosynthesis and UDP-Apiose Production in a Duckweed
journal, July 1989

  • Longland, Jane M.; Fry, Stephen C.; Trewavas, Anthony J.
  • Plant Physiology, Vol. 90, Issue 3
  • DOI: 10.1104/pp.90.3.972

Selective Conversion of Biomass Hemicellulose to Furfural Using Maleic Acid with Microwave Heating
journal, January 2012

  • Kim, Eurick S.; Liu, Shuo; Abu-Omar, Mahdi M.
  • Energy & Fuels, Vol. 26, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1021/ef2014106

Ueber Apiose, eine β-Oxymethylerythrose;
journal, January 1902


Growing duckweed for biofuel production: a review
journal, July 2014


Correlation of Apiose Levels and Growth Rates in Duckweeds
journal, July 2018


Growing Lemna minor in agricultural wastewater and converting the duckweed biomass to ethanol
journal, November 2012


Evaluation of phylogenetic relationships in Lemnaceae using nuclear ribosomal data
journal, June 2014

  • Tippery, N. P.; Les, D. H.; Crawford, D. J.
  • Plant Biology, Vol. 17
  • DOI: 10.1111/plb.12203

Analyses of Cell Wall Glycans Using Glycome Profiling in Two Commercially Important Lignocellulosic Fiber Raw Materials
journal, January 2013


Changes in Esterification of the Uronic Acid Groups of Cell Wall Polysaccharides during Elongation of Maize Coleoptiles
journal, February 1992

  • Kim, Jong-Bum; Carpita, Nicholas C.
  • Plant Physiology, Vol. 98, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1104/pp.98.2.646

Chemical characterisation and analysis of the cell wall polysaccharides of duckweed (Lemna minor)
journal, October 2014


Extraction of starch by dimethyl sulfoxide and quantitation by enzymatic assay
journal, February 1987


Relative in vitro growth rates of duckweeds (Lemnaceae) - the most rapidly growing higher plants
journal, May 2014

  • Ziegler, P.; Adelmann, K.; Zimmer, S.
  • Plant Biology, Vol. 17
  • DOI: 10.1111/plb.12184

Comparative Analysis of Duckweed Cultivation with Sewage Water and SH Media for Production of Fuel Ethanol
journal, December 2014


Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
journal, March 1956

  • DuBois, Michel.; Gilles, K. A.; Hamilton, J. K.
  • Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 28, Issue 3, p. 350-356
  • DOI: 10.1021/ac60111a017

Boron and calcium, essential inorganic constituents of pectic polysaccharides in higher plant cell walls
journal, March 1998

  • Matoh, Toru; Kobayashi, Masaru
  • Journal of Plant Research, Vol. 111, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1007/BF02507164

Isolation and partial characterization of apiogalacturonans from the cell wall of Lemna minor
journal, February 1970

  • Hart, David A.; Kindel, Paul K.
  • Biochemical Journal, Vol. 116, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1042/bj1160569

Culturing duckweed in the field for starch accumulation
journal, July 2013


Maleic acid and aluminum chloride catalyzed conversion of glucose to 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural and levulinic acid in aqueous media
journal, January 2016

  • Zhang, Ximing; Murria, Priya; Jiang, Yuan
  • Green Chemistry, Vol. 18, Issue 19
  • DOI: 10.1039/C6GC01395C

The Distribution and Taxonomic Significance of Lignin in the Lemnaceae
journal, November 1968


RHAMNOGALACTURONAN II: Structure and Function of a Borate Cross-Linked Cell Wall Pectic Polysaccharide
journal, June 2004


Structural studies of the pectic polysaccharide from duckweed Lemna minor L.
journal, May 2002


Measurement of uronic acids without interference from neutral sugars
journal, August 1991