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Agriculture · Q916

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 916

Q916

Cell wall of oomycetes is composed of

A.
Cellulose
Answer
B.
Glucose
C.
Glycon
D.
Lipopotein

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The cell wall of oomycetes is composed of Cellulose.
Oomycete cell walls consist mainly of cellulose, β-1,3 and β-1,6 glucans.
Unlike fungi, which are devoid of cellulose, oomycetes contain cellulose as a main cell wall component, representing at least 30% of the total cell wall carbohydrates.