title: Detection by gas chromatography of 3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic acid and L-glycero-D-manno-heptose in whole cells of Neisseria elongata.
abstract: Lipopolysaccharide components 3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic acid and L-glycero-D-manno-heptose were detected in hydrolysates from whole cells of Neisseria elongata by gas-liquid chromatography. Cells from a single plate were hydrolyzed, and carbohydrate components were converted to aldononitrile and O-methyloxime acetate derivatives for subsequent analyses by gas-liquid chromatography. 3-Deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic acid was well separated from other cell components as the O-methyloxime acetate derivative. With both derivatives, L-glycero-D-manno-heptose was readily identified by their different retention times. The procedure requires only a relatively small number of cells, and detection is accomplished without prior isolation of the lipopolysaccharide.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D006539:Heptoses / Q000032:analysis*; D009343:Neisseria / Q000032:analysis*; D013400:Sugar Acids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006539:Heptoses; D013400:Sugar Acids; C002532:2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate; C026312:glycero-manno-heptose