[Structure of O-specific polysaccharide chains of the Yersinia bercoviery O:10 lipopolysaccharide]

O-specific polysaccharide composed of D-rhamnose and 3,6-dideoxy-4-C-(L- glycero-1-hydroxyethyl)-D-xylo-hexopyranose (yersiniose A) residues was obtained on mild acid degradation of the Yersinia bercovieri lipopolysaccharide. On the basis of 1H- and 13C-NMR data, methylation studies and Smith degradation, the following structure was suggested for the polysaccharide repeating unit: [formula: see text]