Cell wall of any fungus is different from plants in having

Cell wall of any fungus is different from plants in having

cellulose
chitin
cholesterol
glycogen
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UPSC NDA-1 – 2017
Plant cell walls are primarily composed of cellulose, a polysaccharide. The cell walls of fungi, however, are primarily composed of chitin, a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide also found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans. This difference in cell wall composition is a key characteristic distinguishing fungi from plants.
Fungal cell walls contain chitin, whereas plant cell walls contain cellulose.
The presence of chitin in fungal cell walls is targeted by some antifungal drugs, making it an important difference from human cells which lack cell walls. Glycogen is a common storage carbohydrate in both fungi and animals, not a cell wall component. Cholesterol is a lipid found in animal cell membranes, not plant or fungal cell walls.
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