title: Structure of the D-mannan of the pathogenic yeast, Candida stellatoidea ATCC 20408 (type II) strain, in comparison with that of C. stellatoidea ATCC 36232 (type I) strain.
abstract: Acid treatment of the cell-wall D-mannas of Candida stellatoidea strains ATCC 36232 (Type I, A3 strain) and ATCC 20408 (Type II, A2 strain) gave (1----2)-linked beta-D-manno-oligosaccharides (dp 2-5), whereas treatment with alkali gave the (1----2)-linked alpha-D-mannobiose. Conventional acetolysis of the acid- and alkali-treated D-mannan of the A3 strain gave oligosaccharides consisting of (1----2)- and (1----3)-linked alpha-D-mannopyranose residues, similar to those of Candida albicans serotype B strain. Mild acetolysis of the acid- and alkali-treated D-mannan of the A2 strain gave higher oligosaccharides that were digested by the Arthrobacter GJM-1 strain exo-alpha-D-mannosidase. The results of 1H- and 13C-NMR analyses indicated this D-mannan to contain branches with the following structures: beta-D-Manp-(1----2)-alpha-D-Manp-(1----2)-alpha-D-Manp++ +-(1----2)-alpha-D-Manp- (1----2)-D-Man, beta-D-Manp-(1----2)-beta-D-Manp-(1----2)-alpha-D-Manp -(1----2)- alpha-D-Manp-(1----2)-D-Man, and beta-D-Manp-(1----2)-beta-D-Manp-(1----2)-beta- D-Manp-(1----2)-alpha-D-Manp-(1----2)-alpha-D-Manp-(1- ---2)-alpha-D-Manp- (1----2)-D-Man, in common with the D-mannans of C. albicans serotype A strains.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Tohoku College of Pharmacy, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takaku
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishidate
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takikawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D002175:Candida / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008351:Mannans / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008351:Mannans