Structure and Composition of the Cell Wall of Neurospora crassa
AUTOR(ES)
Manocha, M. S.
RESUMO
The structure and composition of the cell walls of hyphae of Neurospora crassa were investigated by electron microscopy, chemical analysis, and X-ray diffraction both before and after progressive enzymatic degradation by snail gut enzymes, chitinase, and trypsin. The wall consists of two phases: randomly disposed skeletal microfibrils of chitin only and an amorphous matrix which contains both β-glucans and protein. The protein contains a high percentage of the amides of aspartic and glutamic acid but no hydroxy-proline or cysteine. A portion of this protein is a component of or is associated with a system of pores which is embedded in the matrix of the wall. These pores, 40 to 70 A in outside diameter, sometimes branch and seem to provide a three-dimensional network from one side of the wall to the other. They may be a general system of transport across the walls.
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