PMID: 697489Jan 1, 1978Paper

Composition of the cell wall of Entamoeba invadens cysts

Archivos de investigación médica
A Arroyo-BegovichJ Ruíz-Herrera

Abstract

Cyst walls isolated from Entamoeba invadens have a microfibrillar structure. The main sugars detected in acid hydrolysates from walls were hexosamines. X-ray diffraction analysis of the cyst walls demonstrated that the only crystalline polymer present was chitin.

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