ISSN:
1573-4986
Keywords:
lipopolysaccharide
;
fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Oligosaccharides from theO-polysaccharide chain of theSalmonella typhi 253Ty lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were prepared from delipidated LPS by digestion with bacteriophage P22. The oligosaccharides were separated by gel chromatography into fractions representing monomers to polymers of the basic tetrasaccharide repeating unit. Fractions containing the dimer and the trimer were analysed by fast atom bombardment-mass spectrometry as methylated alditols. The mass spectra clearly showed heterogeneity in terms ofd-glucose substitution of thed-galactose residue in the tetrasaccharide repeating unit: dimers with none, one, or twod-glucosyl branches and trimers with none, one, two, or threed-glucosyl branches were found. This suggests a randomd-glucosylation of theO-polysaccharide chain ofS. typhi 253Ty.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01049081
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