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An extracellular galactoxylomannan of acapsular Cryptococcus laurentii mutant.
International journal of biological macromolecules - 1 Nov 2008
Capek P, Dudíková J, Matulová M, Kolarova N
Abstract excerpt
An extracellular galactoxylomannan (GalXM) composed of D-Gal (34.0%), D-Xyl (26.6%) and D-Man (31.0%), and a small amount of L-Ara (4.0%) and D-Glc (4.4%) has been isolated from culture medium of acapsulated mutant of Cryptococcus laurentii by ethanol precipitation and gel filtration. Phosphorylated polymer of Mw approximately 75,000 contained 90% carbohydrates, 3.9% phosphorus and 5.3% proteins. Results of...
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