Characterization of 6-deoxy-D-altritol in the cell-wall polysaccharide of Nocardia asteroides R 399.
A polyol, found in the cell-wall of Nocardia asteroides R 399 as a component of a neutral polysaccharide mainly composed of D-arabinose and D-galactose, was identified by mass spectrometry, paper chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, and gas chromatography as 6-deoxy-D-altritol.
D002473:Cell Wall / Q000276:immunology; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000276:immunology*; D009904:Optical Rotation; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000032:analysis*
D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013402:Sugar Alcohols; C047273:6-deoxyaltritol