[A new branched-chain monosaccharide from the Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:4.32 lipopolysaccharide]

A component of the Yersinia enterocolitica O:4,32 lipopolysaccharide has been shown to be a second representative of the new class of monosaccharides and possess the structure of 3,6-dideoxy-4C-(1-hydroxyethyl)-D-xylo-hexose (yersiniose).