Structural studies of the Vibrio mimicus W-26768 O-antigen polysaccharide
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L Kenne1, B Lindberg, M M Rahman
1Department of Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala.
Abstract:
The structure of the Vibrio mimicus W-26768 O-antigen polysaccharide has been investigated by sugar and methylation analyses, Smith degradation, and NMR spectroscopy. It is proposed that it is composed of chains of beta-(1-->4)-linked 3,6-dideoxy-3-[(R)-3-hydroxybutyramido]-D-glucopyranosyl residues (D-Qui(p)3NR), approximately 60% of which are substituted in the 2-position with 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl groups. The polysaccharide does not seem to be composed of oligosaccharide repeating units but has a less regular structure, schematically indicated below. [formula: see text]
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