ISSN:
1573-0832
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
Description / Table of Contents:
Resumen Estudios químicos y ultraestructurales de la pared celular de las formas levaduriforme (L) y micelial (M) delHistoplasma capsulatum G-184B demostraron que la forma levaduriforme contiene 46.5% deα-glucan, 31.0% deβ-glucan, 7.7% de galactomanan y 11.5% de quitina. La forma M a su vez contiene 18.8% deβ-glucan 24.7% de galactomanan, 25.8% de quitina y casi nada deα-glucan. Elα-glucan de la forma L contiene principalmente una uniónα-(1 → 3). El-glucan de ambas formas puede tener una unionβ-(1 → 3). Las microfibrillas de quitina estan localizadas principalmente en la parte interna de la pared celular de las formas M y L mientras que las fibras deα-glucan se observan solo en la parte externa de la pared celular de la forma L.
Notes:
Abstract Chemical and ultrastructural studies of the cell walls of the yeastlike (Y) and mycelial (M) forms ofHistoplasma capsulatum G-184B revealed that the Y form contained about 46.5% ofα-glucan, 31.0% ofβ-glucan, 7.7% of galactomannan and 11.5% of chitin, whereas the M form cell wall contained about 18.8% ofβ-glucan, 24.7% of galactomannan, 25.8% of chitin, and essentially noα-glucan. Theα-glucan of the Y form contained mainly anα-(1 → 3)-linkage. Theβ-glucans of both forms may have mainly aβ-(1 → 3)-linkage. Chitin microfibrils were located mainly in the inner portion of the cell walls of the Y and M forms, whereas theα-glucan fibers were observed only in the outer portion of the Y form cell wall.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02055967
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