title: The 4-amino sugars present in the lipopolysaccharides of vibro cholerae and related vibrios.
abstract: Brief treatment, with 10 M hydrochloric acid, of the lipopolysaccharides of Vibrio cholerae and related organisms led to the release of 4-amino-4, 6-dideoxy-D-mannose (D-perosamine) and 4-amino-4-deoxyl-L-arabinose. These sugar are highly unstable and undergo complex changes in neutral and basic media. Of the strains examined, the lipopolysaccharides from representatives of the Inaba group contain only D-perosamine, while those of the Ogawa biotype have 4-amino-4-deoxyl-L-arabinose as an additional component. The other Vibrios produce lipopolysaccharides which lack these sugars.
mesh_terms: D000606:Amino Sugars / Q000032:analysis*; D001089:Arabinose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D003837:Deoxy Sugars / Q000032:analysis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D008358:Mannose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000606:Amino Sugars; D003837:Deoxy Sugars; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D001089:Arabinose; D008358:Mannose