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DR FILOMENA PETTOLINO



Contact Details

Organization: Botany
Position: RESEARCH FELLOW
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Work: 8344 9847
Fax: 9347 1071
Room: 302
Level: 03
Building: Botany
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Structure, function and biochemistry of complex carbohydrates structure and development of plant and fungal cell walls Carbohydrates, cell walls, plants, fungi Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom University of Leeds Research
Spain Universidad de Murcia Research, Technical Assistance/Training
Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Research, Technical Assistance/Training
New Zealand University of Canterbury Research, Technical Assistance/Training
Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana Research, Technical Assistance/Training

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science La Trobe University
Doctor of Philosophy La Trobe University

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Unspecified ASBMB Member of scientific ( biochemistry and molecular biology ) organisation 01-Jan-1994

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Scholarship APA 01-Jan-1993

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Hyphal cell walls from the plant pathogen Rhynchosporium secalis contain (1,3/1,6)-β-d-glucans, galacto- and rhamnomannans, (1,3;1,4)-β-d-glucans and chitin.
    Year: 2009
    Journal: FEBS Journal
    Volume: 276
    Page numbers: 3698-3709
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Characterisation of secreted polysccharides and (glyco)proteins from suspension cultures of Pyrus communis
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Phytochemistry
    Volume: 69
    Page numbers: 873-881
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  • Mixed linkage (1→3),(1→4)-β-D-glucan is not unique to the Poales and is an abundant component of Equisetum arvense cell walls.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Plant Journal
    Volume: 54
    Page numbers: 510-521
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • The importance of anatomy and physiology in plant metabolomics


    Year: 2007
    Book: Metabolomics
    Publisher: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg(Heidelberg)
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Journal Articles

  • Cashew-Nut Tree Exudate Gum: identification of an arabinogalactan-protein as a constituent of the gum and use on the stimulation of somatic embryogenesis.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Plant Science
    Volume: 173
    Page numbers: 468-477
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  • Characterization of the structure, expression and function of Pinus radiata D. Don arabinogalactan-proteins
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Planta
    Volume: 226
    Page numbers: 1131-1142
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  • High-throughput mapping of cell wall polymers within and between plants using novel microarrays.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Plant Journal
    Volume: 50
    Page numbers: 1118-1128
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  • Reducing haziness in white wine by overexpression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannoproteins, Yol155p and Ydr055w
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
    Volume: 73
    Page numbers: 1363-1376
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Functional analysis of the CSL gene families of barley
    Year: 2007
    Event name: XIth Cell Wall Meeting
    Conference Publication: Physiologia Plantarum
    Volume: 130
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: Abstract123
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Immunoactive polysaccharide-rich fractions from Panax notoginseng


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Planta Medica
    Volume: 72
    Page numbers: 1-7
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  • Polysaccharide composition of the fruit juice of Morinda citrifolia (Noni)
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Phytochemistry
    Volume: 67
    Page numbers: 1271-1275
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  • Structure, function and cloning of arabinogalactan -proteins (AGPs): An overview
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Foods & Food Ingredients Journal of Japan
    Volume: 211
    Page numbers: 12-25
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  • Structure, function and cloning of arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs): An overview
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Foods and Ingredients Journal of Japan
    Volume: 211
    Page numbers: 12-25
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Arabinogalactan proteins are required for apical cell extension in the moss Physcomitrella patens
    Year: 2005
    Journal: The Plant Cell
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 3051-3065
    Publisher: American Society of Plant Biologists(Maryland)
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  • Characterization of cell wall polysaccharides from the medicinal plant Panax notoginseng
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Phytochemistry
    Volume: 66
    Page numbers: 1067-1076
    Publisher: Pergamon-Elsevier Science(Oxford)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Distribution of cell wall components in Sphagnum hyaline cells and in liverwort and hornwort elaters
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Planta
    Volume: 219
    Page numbers: 1023-1035
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(New York)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Application of a mannan-specific antibody for the detection of galactomannans in foods
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Food Hydrocolloids
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 551-556
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • A (1-4)-b-mannan-specific monoclonal antibody and its use in the immunocytochemical location of galactomannans
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Planta
    Volume: 214
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 235-242
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(New York)
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