Cell Surface Glycoconjugates of Euglena gracilis (Euglenozoa): Modifications under Potassium and Magnesium Deficiency
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Angelika Preisfeld*, Gabriele Scholten-Beck, Hans Georg Ruppel Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Biologie, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Z. Naturforsch. 52c, 33-41 (1997); received September 20/0ctober 29, 1996 Deficiency, Euglena gracilis, Lectin Assay, Mucilage Biochemical and ultrastructural examinations on the pellicle of autotrophically grown Eu glena gracilis were carried out after three days under potassium and magnesium deficiency. Cell-surface changes were detected by lectin assay. Compared to cells grown in complete medium, deficient cells become larger in shape, accompanied by rising carbohydrate, chloro phyll and protein content, bind more and other lectin molecules: an increase of mainly galac tose and N-acetylgalactosamine receptors was observed. Investigations with the mucilage stains alcian blue and ruthenium red indicated that mucilaginous material is released under deficient conditions, whereas the control cells show a strong precipitate of these stains well inside the cells beneath the pellicle.
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