title: The structure of the O-specific polysaccharide chain of Proteus penneri strain 16 lipopolysaccharide.
abstract: O-Specific polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of Proteus penneri strain 16 lipopolysaccharide and found to contain D-glucose, D-glucuronic acid, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose, and 3,6-dideoxy-3-[(R)-3-hydroxybutyramido]- D-galactose in the ratio of 2:1:1:1 as well as a small proportion of O-acetyl groups. On the basis of one-dimensional 1H-NMR13C-NMR and NOE spectroscopy, two-dimensional homonuclear-shift-correlated spectroscopy with one-step and two-step relayed coherence transfer and heteronuclear 1H/13C NMR shift-correlated spectroscopy, it was concluded that the O-specific polysaccharide of P. penneri strain 16 has the following structure: (formula; see text) This structure was confirmed by methylation analysis and structural analysis of a linear tetrasaccharide fragment prepared by cleavage of the polysaccharide with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride followed by conversion of the alpha-tetrosyl fluoride obtained in to the corresponding free oligosaccharide and alditol. O-Acetyl groups were tentatively located at position 3 of the glucuronic acid residue and at position 4 of the 6-substituted glucose residue, the degree of acetylation being less than 20% of the total. Cross-reactions of P. penneri strain 16 anti-(O-specific polysaccharide) antiserum with lipopolysaccharides from several other Proteus strains and the role of 3,6-dideoxy-3-(R)-3-hydroxybutyramido-D-galactose in the serological specificity of P. penneri strain 16 are discussed.
authors.affiliation: N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Vinogradov
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sidorczyk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Swierzko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rozalski
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Daeva
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shashkov
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Knirel
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Kochetkov
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007106:Immune Sera; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011514:Proteus vulgaris / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial