Article
Dimorphism in Benjaminiella poitrasii: cell wall chemistry of parent and two stable yeast mutants.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Nov 1992
Khale A, Deshpande M V
Abstract excerpt
In the dimorphic zygomycetous fungus Benjaminiella poitrasii, the cell wall compositions of mycelial phase (M), yeast phase (Y) and its yeast form mutants (Y-2 and Y-5) were studied. Chitosan was abundant in M-phase (26.6%) whereas lesser amounts were present in Y-phase (17.3%) and in mutants Y-2 (19.6%) or Y-5 (17.3%). Although chitin was present as a smaller fraction of the total glucosaminoglycan in each of...
Topics
- Amino Acids
- Carbohydrates
- Cell Wall
- Chitin
- Chitosan
- Cross-Linking Reagents
- Culture Media
- Fungal Proteins
- Glucans
- Glycosaminoglycans
- Hydrolysis
- Mannans