title: Structural characterisation of a rhamnan and a fucorhamnan, both present in the lipopolysaccharide of Burkholderia vietnamiensis strain LMG 10926.
abstract: The polymeric fraction isolated after mild acid hydrolysis of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Burkholderia vietnamiensis strain LMG 10926 contained L-rhamnose (Rha) and D-fucose (Fuc). From NMR studies supported by the results of methylation analysis and Smith degradation, it could be inferred that the material was probably a mixture of two glycans. One component was a linear rhamnan with a trisaccharide repeating unit (1); the other was a branched fucorhamnan with a tetrasaccharide repeating unit (2). The presence of two distinct polymeric fractions in LPS is a common feature for Burkholderia species. [structures: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, England.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galbraith
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D019117:Burkholderia; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D003837:Deoxy Sugars / Q000737:chemistry*; D005643:Fucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008351:Mannans / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009005:Monosaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D017421:Sequence Analysis
chemical_list: D003837:Deoxy Sugars; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008351:Mannans; D009005:Monosaccharides; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C065836:rhamnan; D005643:Fucose