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Marie-Christine Ralet is affiliated with INRAE, the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in France. Their research primarily focuses on the agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on plant science and related subfields such as biomaterials, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, and food science.

The scientist's main research topics cover polysaccharides and plant cell walls, plant molecular biology, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and advanced cellulose research. Additional interests include plant reproductive biology, polysaccharides composition and applications, and microbial metabolites in food biotechnology.

Marie-Christine Ralet has contributed to several recent publications, reflecting ongoing work in polysaccharide chemistry and plant cell wall research. These include:

  • Development and Validation of HPLC-DAD Method with Pre-Column PMP Derivatization for Monomeric Profile Analysis of Polysaccharides from Agro-Industrial Wastes, 2022, Polymers
  • Valorisation of walnut shell and pea pod as novel sources for the production of xylooligosaccharides, 2021, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Impact of cell wall non-cellulosic and cellulosic polymers on the mechanical properties of flax fibre bundles, 2022, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Transport of UDP-rhamnose by URGT2, URGT4, and URGT6 modulates rhamnogalacturonan-I length, 2020, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Sterol Glucosyltransferases Tailor Polysaccharide Accumulation in Arabidopsis Seed Coat Epidermal Cells, 2021, Cells

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include Carbohydrate Polymers and Scientific Data, with multiple contributions, as well as Polymers, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, and Cells.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Marie-Christine Ralet's work. Frequent coauthors include Helen North, Christine Sallé, Aleksandra Vojvodić Cebin, Draženka Komes, and Adeline Berger, demonstrating interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts within related scientific domains.

Best Publications

  • Complex pectin metabolism by gut bacteria reveals novel catalytic functions

    Didier Ndeh;Artur Rogowski;Artur Rogowski;Alan Cartmell;Ana S. Luis

  • Evidence for In Vitro Binding of Pectin Side Chains to Cellulose1

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  • Dietary pectic glycans are degraded by coordinated enzyme pathways in human colonic Bacteroides

    Ana S. Luis;Jonathon Briggs;Xiaoyang Zhang;Benjamin Farnell;Benjamin Farnell

  • Characterisation of pectins extracted from fresh sugar beet under different conditions using an experimental design

    Sébastien Levigne;Marie-Christine Ralet;Jean-François Thibault

  • Pectins from citrus peel cell walls contain homogalacturonans homogenous with respect to molar mass, rhamnogalacturonan I and rhamnogalacturonan II

    Beda Marcel Yapo;Beda Marcel Yapo;Patrice Lerouge;Jean-François Thibault;Marie-Christine Ralet

  • Versatile High Resolution Oligosaccharide Microarrays for Plant Glycobiology and Cell Wall Research

    Henriette Lodberg Pedersen;Jonatan Ulrik Fangel;Barry McCleary;Christian Ruzanski

  • Enzymatically and chemically de-esterified lime pectins: characterisation, polyelectrolyte behaviour and calcium binding properties.

    Marie-Christine Ralet;Vincent Dronnet;Hans Christian Buchholt;Jean-François Thibault

  • Homogalacturonan synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana requires a Golgi-localized protein with a putative methyltransferase domain.

    Grégory Mouille;Marie-Christine Ralet;Céline Cavelier;Cathlene Eland

  • Ni(II) and Cu(II) binding properties of native and modified sugar beet pulp

    Zacaria Reddad;Claire Gérente;Yves Andrès;Marie-Christine Ralet

  • Acacia senegal gum: continuum of molecular species differing by their protein to sugar ratio, molecular weight, and charges.

    Denis Renard;Laurence Lavenant-Gourgeon;Marie-Christine Ralet;Christian Sanchez

  • Effect of extraction conditions on some physicochemical characteristics of pectins from “Améliorée” and “Mango” mango peels

    B.B. Koubala;G. Kansci;L.I. Mbome;M.-J. Crépeau

  • In situ, Chemical and Macromolecular Study of the Composition of Arabidopsis thaliana Seed Coat Mucilage

    Audrey Macquet;Marie-Christine Ralet;Jocelyne Kronenberger;Annie Marion-Poll

  • Structure identification of feruloylated oligosaccharides from sugar-beet pulp by NMR spectroscopy

    Ian J. Colquhoun;Marie Christine Ralet;Jean François Thibault;Craig B. Faulds

  • Characterization of citrus pectin samples extracted under different conditions: influence of acid type and pH of extraction

    Merve Kaya;António G. Sousa;Marie-Jeanne Crépeau;Susanne O. Sørensen

  • Effect of Grinding and Experimental Conditions on the Measurement of Hydration Properties of Dietary Fibres

    A. Auffret;M.-C. Ralet;F. Guillon;J.-L. Barry

  • Organization of pectic arabinan and galactan side chains in association with cellulose microfibrils in primary cell walls and related models envisaged

    Agata Zykwinska;Jean-François Thibault;Marie-Christine Ralet

  • Degradation of feruloylated oligosaccharides from sugar-beet pulp and wheat bran by ferulic acid esterases from Aspergillus niger.

    Marie Christine Ralet;Craig B. Faulds;Gary Williamson;Jean François Thibault

  • Determination of the degrees of methylation and acetylation of pectins using a C18 column and internal standards

    S Levigne;M Thomas;M.-C Ralet;B Quemener

  • Polyelectrolyte behaviour and calcium binding properties of sugar beet pectins differing in their degrees of methylation and acetylation

    Marie-Christine Ralet;Marie-Jeanne Crépeau;Hans-Christian Buchholt;Jean-François Thibault

  • Physicochemical properties of pectins from ambarella peels (Spondias cytherea) obtained using different extraction conditions

    B.B. Koubala;L.I. Mbome;G. Kansci;F. Tchouanguep Mbiapo

  • Isolation and purification of feruloylated oligosaccharides from cell walls of sugar-beet pulp☆

    Marie Christine Ralet;Jean François Thibault;Craig B. Faulds;Gary Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-François Thibault
Jean-François Thibault INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Helen M. North
Helen M. North University of Paris-Saclay
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
William G. T. Willats
William G. T. Willats Newcastle University
Annie Marion-Poll
Annie Marion-Poll University of Paris-Saclay
Fabienne Guillon
Fabienne Guillon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
J. Paul Knox
J. Paul Knox University of Leeds
Harry J. Gilbert
Harry J. Gilbert Newcastle University
Patrice Lerouge
Patrice Lerouge University of Rouen
Craig B. Faulds
Craig B. Faulds Aix-Marseille University

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