title: Metabolism of [14C]glucose by regenerating spheroplasts of Candida albicans.
abstract: Spheroplasts of Candida albicans were regenerated in [14C]glucose and buffered magnesium sulphate (0.1 M-Tris/HCl; 0.5 M-MgSO4, pH 7.2) at 35 degrees C. Uptake of glucose by spheroplasts was faster than that by intact yeast cells. After 6 h, 65% of the glucose taken up by the yeast appeared as CO2 and 30% was incorporated into the cellular material. With spheroplasts, 55% of the glucose taken up was expired as CO2, 25% was excreted into the medium as other metabolites and 20% was incorporated into the cells. The regenerating spheroplasts excreted 14C-labelled carbohydrates into the medium which were fractionated on a Sephadex G-15 column. Acid hydrolysis of the low molecular-weight fraction yielded the following sugars: mannose (75.7%), fucose (3.8%), arabinose (3%), galactose (2.1%) and an unidentified monosaccharide (14%). Spheroplasts did not incorporate mannoprotein into the regenerated wall. The wall carbohydrate from regenerated spheroplasts was fractionated on the basis of solubility in sodium hydroxide. The alkali-insoluble fraction was analysed by sequential enzyme hydrolysis; 40% of the incorporated counts were associated with beta (1----3)-linked glucan and 50% with a mixed glucan comprising beta (1----3)- and beta (1----6)-linkages and chitin.
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000378:metabolism*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D013104:Spheroplasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005947:Glucose