Hisamatsu M, Mishima T, Teranishi K, Yamada T. The correlation between adhesion of schizophyllan to yeast glucan and its effect on regeneration of yeast protoplast.
Carbohydr Res 1997;
298:117-21. [PMID:
9076934 DOI:
10.1016/s0008-6215(96)00299-6]
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Abstract
Schizophyllan, a water-soluble (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan with a triple-helical conformation, adheres to yeast glucan and curdlan gel. As the molecular weight of schizophyllan decreases, both its adhesion to the water-insoluble glucans and its ability to promote the regeneration of yeast protoplasts are reduced. Therefore, we hypothesize that schizophyllan can surround yeast protoplasts by adhering to a fragment of yeast glucan remaining or/and resynthesized on the cell surface and that this encapsulation allows regeneration of the protoplast cells to occur at very high frequency.
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