CELLULOSE ORIENTATION AND PURITY ASSESSMENT AFTER TWO DIFFERENT PROCEDURES OF CELL WALL ISOLATION FROM MAIZE STEMS. A COMBINED MICROSCOPIC FLUORESCENCE DETECTED LINEAR DICHROISM AND IMAGE ANALYSIS STUDY

Abstract

The effects on cellulose orientation and purity of two different methods for cell wall isolation from maize stems were investigated by using fluorescence-detected linear dichroism (FDLD) microscopy technique. Image analysis has shown that treatment with sulfuric acid have provided better results than previously applied method for cell wall isolation including enzymatic treatment.