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The cell wall of a fungus is composed of chitin, glucans, and other polymers. This structure is very dynamic as it changes during various processes. A glucan molecule is a polysaccharide. Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates. Mannoproteins are proteins with large numbers of simple sugars attached. A polymer is a large molecule (macromolecule) made of repeating structural units connected by covalent (the sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms) chemical bonds.
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Fungal Cell Wall
Chitin is stained blue in this image of a fungus called Tricoderma reesei
The fungal cell wall contains chitin which provides a strong but flexible structure for the fungi. Chitin is found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans (lobsters, crabs, etc.).
A polymer
A fungal cell
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