Cell wall sugars of some Scenedesmus species

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Phytochemistry

Volume 42, Issue 3, June 1996, Pages 673-675

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Scenedesmus acuminatus, S. acutiformis, S. armatus, S. costato-granulatus, S. falcatus, S. obliquus, S. producto-capitatus, S. subcapitatus and S. wisconsiensis have a rigid wall constituted of glucose, mannose and galactose, and wall matrices composed of mannose, glucose and galactose in different proportions. Cell walls of all species examined did not stain with Ruthenium Red and showed positive anisotropy.

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Cell wall sugars of some Scenedesmus species