Abstract
Candida utilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, S. fragilis, Pichia polymorpha, and Hansenula anomala yeast cells, harvested in the early logarithmic phase, were attacked with purified β(1–3)-glucanase from Micromonospora chalcea, which resulted in the liberation of protoplasts. The treated cells were observed under the electron microscope before the protoplasts were liberated. Differences in the cell walls of the enzyme-treated and untreated cells were observed. The action of the glucanase was also tested against isolated walls of C. utilis. The enzyme attacked the S. cerevisiae cell wall in a uniform manner. The attack on S. fragilis was located in certain zones of the cell wall, where breakage occurred and through which the protoplast emerged. On the other three yeasts, an intermediate attack was observed, not as definitely located as in S. fragilis, yet less uniformly than in S. cerevisiae.
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