Biological and chemical characterization of lipopolysaccharide from Selenomonas spp. in human periodontal pockets.

Abstract

Pure lipopolysaccharide extracted from Selenomonas spp. isolated from human periodontal pockets was composed of 23.7% carbohydrate, 16.5% hexosamine, 1.2% 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate, 0.7% heptose, 26.0% lipid, 1.8% protein, and 1.3% phosphorus. It was shown to be quite lethal, to have very active pyrogenicity, to give a typical biphasic-fever response, and to produce a positive local Shwartzman reaction.

• Authors: T Kurimoto, C Tachibana, M Suzuki, T Watanabe
• Journal: Infection and immunity (Infect Immun) Vol. 51 Issue 3 Pg. 969-71 (Mar 1986) ISSN: 0019-9567 [Print] United States
• PMID: 3512446 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Endotoxins
• Lipopolysaccharides
• Polysaccharides, Bacterial
• Pyrogens

Topics

• Animals
• Dental Plaque (microbiology)
• Electrophoresis
• Endotoxins (analysis)
• Escherichia coli (pathogenicity)
• Gram-Negative Bacteria (analysis, pathogenicity)
• Humans
• Lipopolysaccharides (analysis)
• Polysaccharides, Bacterial (analysis)
• Pyrogens
• Rabbits
• Shwartzman Phenomenon
• Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet