Fungal Cell Wall Polymers, Glycolipids and Exopolysaccharides
Fungi synthesize an array of various polysaccharides and glycolipids different from prokaryotes: cell wall polymeric glucans (e.g., β-(1→3)-glucan, β-(1→6)-glucan, a-(1→3)-glucan, a-(1→4)-glucan), mannans and chitin. In addition, fungi are known to produce extracellular polymers (e.g galactoxylomannan or glucuronoxylomannan) and intracellular glycogen. Fungal glycolipids are mostly represented by glycosphingolipids that consist of one or more monosaccharide residues linked to ceramides (glycosylceramides). Depending on a subject of a study we offer help with: