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1. (Article ID: 175)
 
Vinogradov E, Peppler MS, Perry MB
The structure of the nonreducing terminal groups in the O-specific polysaccharides from two strains of Bordetella bronchiseptica
European Journal of Biochemistry 267(24) (2000) 7230-7236
 

The structures of the polysaccharide chains of the LPS from Bordetella bronchiseptica strains 110H and Bp512 were analysed by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The polysaccharides consist of α-(1-4)-linked 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-L-galacturonic acid repeating units. Polysaccharides from both strains have 2,3,4-triamino-2,3,4-trideoxy-α-galacturonamide derivatives at their nonreducing ends, a monosaccharide identified for the first time in nature. The polymers from the two strains differ in the nature of the acylation of the amino groups of this monosaccharide. In the strain 110H, the residue is formylated at positions 3 and 4, and has N-formyl-L-alanyl or L-alanyl substituents at N-2. In the strain Bp512, the amino group at position 2 is acetylated, at position 3 it is formylated, and the amino group at position 4 bears a 2-methoxypropionyl substituent. The distribution of the acyl groups was determined from long range 1H-13C correlation (HMBC) NMR spectra. Measurement of the spectra under different pH conditions showed that carboxyl groups of the inner uronic acid residues of the polymeric chain are free, and that carboxyl groups of the terminal residues are amidated. These conclusions were confirmed by the results of mass spectrometric analysis.

LPS, structure, strain, terminal, polysaccharide, O-antigen, group, O-specific, O-specific polysaccharide, Bordetella, polysaccharides, Bordetella bronchiseptica, nonreducing, O-specific polysaccharides

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2. (Article ID: 1460)
 
Holst O
Chemical structure of the core region of lipopolysaccharides - an update
Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology 14(76) (2002) 87-103
 

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are the endotoxins of Gram-negative bacteria and very well known for their immunological, pharmacological and pathophysiological effects displayed in eucaryotic cells and organisms. To date, much emphasis has been put on the elucidation of the chemical structures of LPS and on their relation, or that of substructures, to the various biological effects. The lipid part of LPS, the lipid A, was proven to represent the toxic principle of endotoxin. However, lipid A toxicity depends strongly on its structure, and is influenced by a second region of LPS, the core region, that is covalently linked to lipid A. Also, the core region possesses immunogenic properties. Therefore, complete structural analyses of the core region and the comparison of its structures with biological features of LPS are of high importance for a better understanding of LPS action, and one prerequesite for strategies aimed at the treatment of endotoxicosis. In the past, quite a number of structures of the core regions from various Gram-negative bacteria were published and summarized in several overviews. The present review adds to this knowledge those structures that were published between October 1998 and December 2001.

lipopolysaccharides, heptose, Kdo, chemical structure, core region, tructure

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