FIGURE 21.1. Illustration of the cell wall of fungi, showing the presence of glycoproteins and mannoproteins in the layer of the wall and an inner layer of different polysaccharides.

FIGURE 21.1

Illustration of the cell wall of fungi, showing the presence of glycoproteins and mannoproteins in the layer of the wall and an inner layer of different polysaccharides. The presence of different types of glucans and chitin varies between different fungal species.

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From: Chapter 21, Fungi

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Essentials of Glycobiology. 2nd edition.
Varki A, Cummings RD, Esko JD, et al., editors.
Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 2009.
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