Abstract
A variety of analytical techniques was employed to study the composition of the chlamydospore of Candida albicans. The outer, thin, electron-transparent layer was found to be composed of glucan, together with a small amount of chitin. The inner, thick, electron-dense layer is proteinaceous. The central structure is composed largely of ribonucleic acid and lipid globules. In addition to being acid-fast, the chlamydospore was found to contain glycolipids and to lose the property of acid-fastness on extraction with ethanol-ether.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acids / analysis
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Candida / analysis*
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Candida / cytology
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Carbohydrates / analysis
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Cell Wall / analysis
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Cellulose / analysis
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Chitin / analysis
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Chromatography, Paper
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Endopeptidases / metabolism
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Fluorescent Dyes
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Glycolipids / analysis
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Glycols
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Glycoside Hydrolases / metabolism
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Lipids / analysis
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Microscopy, Fluorescence
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Phosphates / analysis
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Polysaccharides / analysis
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Proteins / analysis
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RNA / analysis
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Spectrophotometry
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Spores / analysis*
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Spores / cytology
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Staining and Labeling
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Streptomyces
Substances
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Amino Acids
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Carbohydrates
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Fluorescent Dyes
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Glycolipids
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Glycols
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Lipids
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Phosphates
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Polysaccharides
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Proteins
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Chitin
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RNA
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Cellulose
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Glycoside Hydrolases
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Endopeptidases