what is the chemical composition of cell wall in plants and in fungi respectively?
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Fungi possess cell walls made of the glucosamine polymer chitin. Unusually, diatoms have a cell wall composed of biogenic silica. Originally Answered: What is the chemical constituent of the cell wall? Cell walls are made of various polysaccharides, large polymers composed of linked simple sugars such as glucose.
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The composition of cell walls varies between species and may depend on cell type and developmental stage. The primary cell wall of land plants is composed of the polysaccharides cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectin. ... Fungi possess cell walls made of the N-acetylglucosamine polymer chitin.
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