Molecular Structure of Sporel Pollenin

Sporel pollenin has aromatic molecules that hang off the backbones in alternating L shapes. The backbone is bound with the cross linkages. These basic units link together to form the complete exine shell, which takes on radically different shapes in different plants. Lee and his colleagues used their method to characterize sporelpollin from more than 100 diverse land plant species collected from botanic gardens around the northeastern United States.