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92 4 <strong>Wood</strong> Cell Wall Degradation<br />

Fig.4.1. Scheme of the association of cellulose (C), hemicelluloses (H) and lignin (L) within<br />

the woody cell wall<br />

Table 4.3. Lignified cell wall as carbon source for microorganisms<br />

Organism group Degradation of Degradation<br />

hemicellulose cellulose lignin of isolated within the<br />

components cell wall<br />

bacteria + + − + −a yeasts − − −<br />

molds + + − + −<br />

blue-stain fungi + − − + −<br />

soft-rot fungi + + − + +<br />

brown-rot fungi + + − −(+) +<br />

white-rot fungi + + + + +<br />

a cf. Chap. 5.2<br />

summarizes the behavior of the different groups of organisms against the<br />

nutritive “lignified cell wall”. It is differentiated if the cell wall component<br />

is degraded within the native woody substrate or only as sole nutritive after<br />

isolation from the wood. Within the bacteria, yeasts, and molds, only a few<br />

species are able to degrade isolated cell wall components.<br />

4.2<br />

Pectin Degradation<br />

Pectins comprise galacturans, galactans and arabinans as complex, branched<br />

polysaccharides of molecular weights of about 10 3 kDa. Galacturans are predominantly<br />

deposited in the middle lamella/primary wall (compound middle<br />

lamella) and in the tori of bordered pit membranes (Fengel and Wegener 1989).<br />

The content of galacturans in the wood is below 1%. They consist predominantly<br />

of α-1,4-linked galacturonic acid units and are split by hydrolases to<br />

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