title: Absolute configuration of 8-Amino-3,8-dideoxyoct-2-ulosonic acid, the chemical hallmark of lipopolysaccharides of the genus Shewanella.
abstract: The novel monosaccharide 8-amino-3,8-dideoxyoct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo8N) was isolated by methanolysis from the lipooligosaccharide of the marine Gram-negative bacterium Shewanella pacifica. After HPLC purification, the absolute configuration was determined by the Mosher ester method and proven to be 4 R,5 R,6 R,7 R. This established the d- manno- configuration of the monosaccharide.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biochimica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molinaro
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Castro
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baier
authors.forename: Evgeny L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Nazarenko
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lanzetta
authors.forename: Michelangelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parrilli
mesh_terms: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry*; D020592:Shewanella / Q000737:chemistry*; D013400:Sugar Acids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C524915:8-amino-3,8-dideoxyoct-2-ulosonic acid; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013400:Sugar Acids