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. 2002 Mar;128(3):812–821. doi: 10.1104/pp.010880

Table II.

Degree methylation of polygalacturonic acid of seed mucilage

Line Relative ADK Activity Degree Methyl Esterification
% of WT %
WT 100 17.6  ± 1.8
sADK4-5 25 13.2  ± 0.4
sADK9-3 10 10.3  ± 0.1
sADK7-4 7 7.6  ± 1.0

The level of methyl esterification of uronic acid residues recovered from ammonium oxalate extracts of WT and ADK-deficient seed. The degree methyl esterification represents the mean of three extractions and the se.