title: Neuraminic acid is alpha 2-->3 linked in the lipooligosaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain 6275.
abstract: We have analyzed the sialylated lipooligosaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis 6275. Sialylated oligosaccharide released from strain 6275 lipooligosaccharide by mild hydrolysis was determined to contain N-acetylneuraminic acid linked alpha 2-->3 to terminal galactose as shown below. [formula: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94121.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Griffiss
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mandrell
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012703:Serotyping; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D012794:Sialic Acids; C023023:lipid-linked oligosaccharides; C016735:sialooligosaccharides; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid