title: Structural characterisation of a highly branched exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus NCFB2074.
abstract: Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus NCFB2074 when grown in skimmed milk secretes a highly branched exopolysaccharide. The exopolysaccharide has a heptasaccharide repeat unit and is composed of glucose and galactose in the molar ratio 3:4. Using chemical techniques and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy the polysaccharide has been shown to possess the following repeat unit structure: [carbohydrate structure: see text].
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UK.
authors.forename: Lindsay P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Valerie M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: Yucheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maqsood
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McLay
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Laws
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D048668:Lactobacillus delbrueckii / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000737:chemistry; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010457:Peptidoglycan; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial