Read this essay to learn about the structure of a cell wall. Most of the plant cells have tough and semi rigid cell wall which is non-living in nature. The presence of this wall in plant cells distinguishes them from animal cells. The cell wall was actually noticed by the early workers in the seventeenth century long before the protoplasm [...]
Read this article in Hindi to learn about the tests conducted to identify various components present in the cell wall of plant cells. आप जानते हैं कि वनस्पति-कोशिकाएँ एक दृढ़ कोशिकाभित्ति से घिरी रहती है । कोशिका-भित्ति में अनेक रासायनिक अवयव उपस्थित रहते हैं उनमें से प्रमुख हैं- सेल्युलोज, लिग्रिन, सुबेरिन एवं म्यूसिलेज । इन अवयवों के अवलोकन हेतु निम्न [...]
In this article we will discuss about the ultrastructure of cell wall in plants. This will also help you to draw the structure and diagram of cell wall. The cell wall is a biphasic structure consisting of cellulose microfibril embedded in gel-like non-cellulosic matrix. The microfibrillar phase consists of cellulose (β1, 4-glucan) only and the ultrastructure of cell wall is [...]