title: Studies of low molecular weight samples of glucuronans with various acetylation degree.
abstract: Partially acetylated, high molecular weight glucuronans were produced by a Sinorhizobium meliloti mutant strain. Two native glucuronan samples with various degrees of acetylation were sonicated to obtain lower molecular weight samples and with low viscosity suitable for chemical modification and (13)C NMR experiments. The average degree of substitution (DS) of the polymer was estimated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and NMR. (13)C NMR spectra were obtained and used to suggest a complete assignment of the signals. The nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) and heteronuclear multi-bond coherence (HMBC) experiments were used to elucidate connectivities between the various residues and deduce the linkage of these residues within the polysaccharide.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génie Cellulaire, UMR-CNRS 6022, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Faculté des Sciences, 33 rue Saint Leu, 80039 Amiens Cedex, France. Pau_Roblot@sc.u-picardie.fr
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pau-Roblot
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarazin
authors.forename: Josiane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Courtois
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Courtois
authors.forename: Jean Noël
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Barbotin
authors.forename: Jean Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Séguin
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D016962:Sinorhizobium meliloti / Q000378:metabolism; D013010:Sonication; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D006859:Hydrogen