Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2016,7, 1918–1927, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.183
water loss from the cellulosemucilage was more rapid. The obtained different values can result from the presence of cellulose fibrils and their interaction with pectins in the mucilage. Because of this feature the mucilage of P. lanceolata may represent a more regularly ordered and stabile system than
mucilage against loss from the seed surface.
Keywords: adhesion; cellulosemucilage; desiccation; friction; Plantago lanceolata; Introduction
The ability of seeds and fruits (diaspores) to form mucilage after hydration is known as myxospermy [1][2]. The mucilaginous diaspores are particularly
composed mainly of pectins is described as pectic type ("true slime") and is typical of, e.g., Linaceae, Plantaginaceae and Poaceae seeds [1][12]. Often mucilage possesses an additional cellulose skeleton and is then classified as cellulosemucilage, characteristic of taxa from many diverse families like
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Figure 1:
Mucilage composition. Bright field and fluorescence microscopy images of different staining reactio...