Abstract
The rodlet layer of Neurospora crassa macroconidia has been purified and chemically characterized. Sheets of rodlets were released from the conidial surface by vigorously shaking conidia in water. Conidia were removed by filtration and low-speed centrifugation, and the rodlets were recovered from the supernatant by high-speed centrifugation. The rodlet pellet comprised 1.9% of the initial dry weight. Chemical analysis was hampered by the insolubility of the rodlets. They were not solubilized by heating in various protein-denaturing buffers and were only partially dissolved by heating in 1 M NaOH at 100 degrees C for 5 min. Nevertheless, they were found to be largely composed of protein (91%, based on total nitrogen). The major amino acids in acid hydrolysates were aspartic acid, glycine, serine, alanine, half-cystine, and valine. Glucosamine was not detected in acid hydrolysates. The sulfur content was 2.5%, and this could be accounted for in half-cystine and methionine. Carbohydrate comprised just over 2%. The phosphorus content was 0.21%, of which less than one-third was accounted for in phospholipid. The total fatty acid content was 1.0%, most of which could be accounted for by the fatty acids of the phospholipids.
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