The major polysaccharides of cell wall matrix consist of glucanssuch as manans, chitosan, and galactans
◦Glucan refers to a group of D-glucose polymers having glycosidic bonds
◦Insoluble -glucans are apparently amorphous in cell wall
◦Mannans, galactomannans, rhamnomannans are responsible for the immunologic response to the medically important yeasts and molds