title: Chemical composition of chlamydospores of Candida albicans.
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: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002175:Candida / Q000032:analysis* / Q000166:cytology; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis; D002482:Cellulose / Q000032:analysis; D002686:Chitin / Q000032:analysis; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis; D006018:Glycols; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013170:Spores / Q000032:analysis* / Q000166:cytology; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013302:Streptomyces
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D002241:Carbohydrates; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006017:Glycolipids; D006018:Glycols; D008055:Lipids; D010710:Phosphates; D011134:Polysaccharides; D011506:Proteins; D002686:Chitin; D012313:RNA; D002482:Cellulose; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D010450:Endopeptidases