jbear Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I am curious and the information I find is conflicting. Do fungus-like protists have a chitin (or other polysaccharide-based) cell wall? Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeLobo Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Some protists produce polysaccharide cell walls such as Phytophthora (here cellulose). There have been reports of chitin in cyst walls of Giardia and Entamoeba but not as major component and perhaps more assemblages of n-acetyl glucosamine more than chitin in a fungal structural context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbear Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Thank you! Some protists produce polysaccharide cell walls such as Phytophthora (here cellulose). There have been reports of chitin in cyst walls of Giardia and Entamoeba but not as major component and perhaps more assemblages of n-acetyl glucosamine more than chitin in a fungal structural context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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