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. 1970 Nov;104(2):922–932. doi: 10.1128/jb.104.2.922-932.1970

Chemical Composition of Chlamydospores of Candida albicans

Vilma K Jansons a,1, Walter J Nickerson a
PMCID: PMC285076  PMID: 4099099

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.

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