COMPOSITION OF CELL WALL FRACTION OF FUNGUS CORDYCEPS MILITARIS

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作者
MARKS, DB
KELLER, BJ
GUARINO, AJ
机构
[1] Department of Biochemistry, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/0005-2736(69)90129-1
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cell walls of the filamentous form of the fungus, Cordyceps militaris, were isolated by repeated centrifugations and washings after disruption of the cells with glass beads in a Sorvall Omnimixer. Chemical analyses showed the walls to be composed of glucose (46%), galactose (7%), mannose (9%), hexosamine (11%), lipid (15%), and protein (6%). The latter consisted of 16 amino acids. The cell wall composition of C. militaris is, both qualitatively and quantitatively, similar to that of the other ascomycetes which have been examined thus far. © 1969.
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