title: The structure of the polysaccharide part of the LPS from Serratia marcescens serotype O19, including linkage region to the core and the residue at the non-reducing end.
abstract: The structure of the LPS from Serratia marcescens serotype O19 was investigated. Deamination of the LPS released the O-chain polysaccharide together with a fragment of the core oligosaccharide. The following structure of the product was determined by NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and chemical methods: [carbohydrate structure: see text] The main polymer consists of a repeating disaccharide V-U and is present on average of 18 units per chain as estimated by integration of signals in the NMR spectra. The residue O corresponds to the primer, which initiates biosynthesis of the O-chain, and an oligomer of a disaccharide R-S is an insert between the primer and the main polymer. The polysaccharide has a beta-Kdo residue at the non-reducing end, a feature similar to that observed previously in the LPS from Klebsiella O12.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, 100 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0R6. evguenii.vinogradov@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
authors.forename: Evgeny
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vinogradov
authors.forename: Bent O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Jens Ø
authors.initials: JØ
authors.lastname: Duus
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radziejewska-Lebrecht
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000378:metabolism*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011108:Polymers; D011134:Polysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial