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Composition and Structure of Yeast Cell Walls

Nature volume 168, pages 693–694 (1951)Cite this article

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IN a study of the structure of the cell wall of baker's yeast with the electron microscope, one of us (A. L. H.) obtained results which induced us to start microchemical work on the presence of chitin (P. A. R.) and to study X-ray diffraction of the cell walls (D. R. K.).

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  1. Technical Physics Department, T.N.O. and T.H.,

    A. L. HOUWINK

  2. X-Ray Department of the Laboratory of Technical Physics,

    D. R. KREGER

  3. Laboratory of Technical Botany, Delft

    P. A. ROELOFSEN

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HOUWINK, A., KREGER, D. & ROELOFSEN, P. Composition and Structure of Yeast Cell Walls. Nature 168, 693–694 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168693a0

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