| Abstract | The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) and the O-side-chain of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Acetobacter methanolicus MB 58/4 (IMET 10945) have been shown to contain the same disaccharide repeating unit, namely, ----2)-beta-D-Galf-(1----3)-beta-D-Galp-(1----. Degradation of the CPS and the LPS with the bacteriophage Acml gave fragments built up of 1-5 repeating units; the octasaccharide preponderated. The phage-associated depolymerase proved to be a beta-D-galactofuranoside hydrolase. |
| Authors | H D Grimmecke, U Mamat, W Lauk, A S Shashkov, Y A Knirel, E V Vinogradov, N K Kochetkov
(Affiliation: Institute of Biotechnology, Leipzig, Germany.)
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| Journal | Carbohydrate research
(Carbohydr Res)
Vol. 220
Pg. 165-72
(Nov 11 1991)
ISSN: 0008-6215 NETHERLANDS |
| PMID | 1811855
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
- Bacterial Capsules
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Oligosaccharides
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial
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| Topics |
- Acetobacter
(chemistry)
- Bacterial Capsules
(chemistry)
- Bacteriophages
(metabolism)
- Carbohydrate Sequence
- Lipopolysaccharides
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligosaccharides
(chemistry)
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial
(chemistry, metabolism)
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