title: Characterization of a Lactobacillus gasseri JCM 1131T lipoteichoic acid with a novel glycolipid anchor structure.
abstract: We determined the chemical structure of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) from Lactobacillus gasseri JCM 1131(T). The repeating unit was comprised of glycerolphosphate and 2-alanylglycerolphosphate. The glycolipid anchor was tetrahexosylglycerol with two or three acyl groups. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a tetrahexose structure in an LTA glycolipid anchor.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microbial Physiology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukiya
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Sanae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokota
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000737:chemistry; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D005994:Glycerophosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D006601:Hexoses / Q000737:chemistry; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D005994:Glycerophosphates; D006017:Glycolipids; D006601:Hexoses; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D013682:Teichoic Acids; C009900:lipoteichoic acid; D000409:Alanine; D005990:Glycerol