Question

What are the components of a fungal cell wall?

Answer 1

Cell wall:

1. It provides shape to the plant cell and provides structural support.
2. It also protects the cell.

Fungal cell wall:

1. Chitin and polysaccharides are the main components of the fungal cell wall.
2. Chitin is a linear homopolysaccharide that is composed of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues joined by $\beta 1\to 4$ glycosidic bonds.
3. In some fungi cell wall contains cellulose.
4. Cellulose is a linear, unbranched homopolysaccharide of D-glucose residues joined by $\beta 1\to 4$glycosidic bonds.