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Xyloglucan in cellulose modification

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Xyloglucans are the principal polysaccharides coating and crosslinking cellulose microfibrills in the majority of land plants. This review summarizes current knowledge of xyloglucan structures, solution properties, and the mechanism of interaction of xyloglucans with cellulose. This knowledge base forms the platform for new biomimetic methods of cellulose surface modification with applications within the fields of textile manufacture, papermaking, and materials science. Recent advances using the enzyme xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase (XET, EC 2.4.1.207) to introduce varied chemical functionality onto cellulose surfaces are highlighted.

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Abbreviations

ATRP:

Atom transfer radical polymerization

CIN:

Cinnamoyl

DMAP:

4,4-Dimethylaminopyridine

DMF:

N,N-dimethylformamide

EDC:

N-ethyl-N′-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide

ELISA:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

FITC:

Fluorescein isothiocyanate

INI:

Initiator

NMP:

Nitroxide-mediated polymerization

OBA:

Optical brightening agent

PCL:

Poly(ε-caprolactone)

PLLA:

Poly(l-lactic acid)

PMDETA:

N,N,N′,N′′,N′′-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine

RAFT:

Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer

ROP:

Ring-opening polymerization

SR:

Sulforhodamine

TKP:

Tamarind kernel powder

XET:

Xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase (EC 2.4.1.207)

XG:

Xyloglucan

XG-R:

Chemically modified xyloglucan

XG-b-PS:

Xyloglucan-poly(styrene) block co-polymer

XGO:

Xylogluco-oligosaccharide

XGO-R:

Chemically modified xylogluco-oligosaccharide

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We thank the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), the Swedish Research Council (VR), and the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA) for funding. M.W.R. and H.B. are Fellows of the Swedish Research Council (VR Rådsforskare).

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Zhou, Q., Rutland, M.W., Teeri, T.T. et al. Xyloglucan in cellulose modification. Cellulose 14, 625–641 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-007-9109-0

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