Molecular architecture of the hyphal wall in the water mold, Achlya ambisexualis Raper / by Julia Barth Reiskind.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION LITERATURE REVIEW The Organism, Aahyla ambisearualis Raper Higher Plant Cell'^Walls Fungal Walls Fungal Walls, Chemical Structure Fungal Walls, Physical Structure Fungal Walls, Morphology Fungal Walls, Growth MATERIALS AND METHODS Organism and Culturing Techniques Hyphal Wall Isolation and Purification Chemical Fractionation of the Wall Chemical Analyses of Wall Constituents Hydrolysis of Buffer-Water Washed Walls by A. ambisexualis Cellulase Ultrastructural Studies RESULTS Criteria for Wall Purity Chemical Fractionation of the Wall Chemical Analyses of Wall Constituents Hydrolysis of Buffer-Water Washed Walls by A. ambisexualis Cellulase Ultrastructural Studies DISCUSSION The Preparation of Wall Samples Chemical Fractionation of the Wall Chemical Analyses of Wall Constituents Hydrolysis of Buffer-Water Washed Walls by A. ambisexualis Cellulase Ill Ultrastructural Studies 112 CONCLUSION 120