The occurrence of chitin as a structural component of the surface of the phytopathogenic protozoan Phytomonas françai was demonstrated by paper and gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of the products of enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis of alkali-resistant polysaccharides, lectin binding, glycosidase digestion, and infrared spectra. Chitin was characterized by its insolubility in hot alkali and chromatographic immobility as well as by the release of glucosamine on hydrolysis with strong acid and of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) on hydrolysis with chitinase. The presence of chitin was also shown directly by binding of wheat-germ agglutinin (WGA), which recognizes GlcNAc units, to the parasite surface. Fluorescein-labeled WGA binding was completely abolished by treatment with chitinase. This effect was specific since it could be prevented by incubating the enzyme with chitin before treatment of the phytomonads. These findings indicate that chitin is an exposed cell-surface polysaccharide in Phytomonas françai. The data were confirmed by the infrared spectrum of an alkali-insoluble residue, which showed a pattern typical of chitin.
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