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Fungal Glucans — Structure and Metabolism

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Plant Carbohydrates II

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology ((921,volume 13 / B))

Abstract

Glucans constitute important structural or skeletal components of the cell envelope of yeasts and filamentous fungi. Isolation of individual glucan components and elucidation of their chemical structures have presented enormous difficulties. Early investigators generally subjected whole cells of baker’s or brewer’s yeast to more or less drastic treatments with alkali and acid to obtain cell wall glucan residues. It is now recognized that some glucans are extracted by these treatments and their contribution to the cell wall structure was overlooked. In addition, chemical degradation of some polysaccharides occurred as a result of heating with alkali and acids. Thirdly, as will be discussed later on, it was not recognized until the last decade that the alkali-insoluble glucan of baker’s yeast actually consists of two different polysaccharides that are difficult to separate. As a consequence, the value of the early structural investigations on yeast “glucan” was greatly diminished.

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