title: Structural studies of the Escherichia coli O-antigen 6.
abstract: The structure of the Escherichia coli O-antigen 6 has been investigated using n.m.r. spectroscopy, methylation analysis, and various specific degradations. It is concluded that the O-antigen is composed of pentasaccharide repeating-units having the following structure. (Formula: see text)
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008745:Methylation; D019081:O Antigens
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D019081:O Antigens