title: Studies on the cell wall of Schizophyllum commune. Permethylation and enzymic hydrolysis.
abstract: Two polysaccharide fractions S-glucan were isolated from the cell walls of Schizophyllumcommune. S-Glucan is primarily a linear 1,3-alpha-glucan with occasional 1,6-alphalinkages as shown by permethylation and partial acid hydrolysis. The glucan fraction also contains a small amount of xylose. The R-glucan fraction is a mixture of two polysaccharides, chitin and a highly branched glucan with linear 1,6-beta and 1,3-beta segments and 1,6-beta branching. This conclusion is based on permethylation studies and enzymic hydrolyses.
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000032:analysis*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002688:Chitinases; D005959:Glucosidases; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008745:Methylation; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D012567:Schizophyllum / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D011134:Polysaccharides; D005959:Glucosidases; D002688:Chitinases