title: Structure of a unique sulfated alpha-L-galactofucan from the tunicate Clavelina.
abstract: A purified sulfated alpha-L-galactofucan from Clavelina sp. has been studied before and after desulfation, using periodate oxidation, methylation analysis, and n.m.r. spectroscopy, and shown to be composed mainly of 3-sulfated 4-linked alpha-L-galactopyranosyl residues. There was also a small proportion of 3-sulfated 4-linked alpha-L-fucose residues.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquimica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pavão
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Mourão
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mulloy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010504:Periodic Acid; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D014561:Urochordata / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D010504:Periodic Acid; C009288:metaperiodate