title: Erythritolteichoic acid in the cell wall of Glycomyces tenuis VKM Ac-1250.
abstract: The cell wall of Glycomyces tenuis VKM Ac-1250 contains the teichoic acid unusual for bacteria. The teichoic acid is a 1,4-poly(erythritol phosphate) chain composed of about 23 erythritol phosphate units, four or five of which have a 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D- glucopyranosyl substituent at C2(3) of erythritol. The polymer contains O-acetyl groups. Its structure was identified by chemical analysis as well as 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. No teichoic acid containing a poly(erythritol phosphate) chain has yet been found in Gram-positive bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Moscow State University, Russia.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Potekhina
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Tul'skaya
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Naumova
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shashkov
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Evtushenko
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000737:chemistry*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry*; D006027:Glycosides / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006027:Glycosides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D013682:Teichoic Acids