title: An antigenic polysaccharide from Campylobacter coli serotype O:30. Structure of a teichoic acid-like antigenic polysaccharide associated with the lipopolysaccharide.
abstract: A water-soluble antigenic polysaccharide of high M(r) associated with the lipopolysaccharide has been isolated from phenol-water extraction of cells of Campylobacter coli serotype O:30. The polysaccharide and oligosaccharide degradation products formed on O-dephosphorylation and by periodate oxidation followed by reduction have been investigated by one- and two-dimensional 1H, 13C, and 31P NMR. It is concluded that the antigenic polysaccharide has a teichoic acid-like structure with a poly-Ribitol phosphate, [5-Ribitol-1-P]n, backbone with side chains at O-2 of O-(6-deoxy-beta-D-talo-heptopyranosyl)-(1-->4)-(2-acetylamino-2-deoxy-beta-D- glucopyranosyl) units. The structure is unusual in Gram-negative bacteria and is unique in possessing 6-deoxy-D-talo-heptose as a constituent sugar. Evidence for the relationship of the antigenic polysaccharide to the lipopolysaccharide of low M(r) is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Aspinall
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kurjanczyk
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Penner
mesh_terms: D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012703:Serotyping; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment; D013682:Teichoic Acids
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013682:Teichoic Acids