The structure of the exopolysaccharide produced by Pseudoalteromonas reference strain HYD 721 recovered from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent has been investigated. By means of methylation and beta-elimination analysis, selective degradation of the uronic acids, partial depolymerization and NMR studies, the repeating unit of the polymer was deduced to be a branched octasaccharide with the structure shown. [formula]
strain, structural, determination, structural determination, uronic acid, exopolysaccharide, Bacterial polysaccharide, hydrothermal vent, Pseudoalteromonas
NCBI PubMed ID: 10399301Journal NLM ID: 0043535Publisher: Elsevier
Correspondence: jguezenn@ifremer.fr
Institutions: Complex Carbohydrate Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4712, USA, Groupe EVEN, BP 67, F-29260 Ploudaniel, France, Ifremer, Centre de Brest, DRV:VP:BMH, BP 70, F-29280 Plouzane, France, Laboratoire de RMN, Uni6ersite de Bretagne Occidentale, F-29200 Brest, France
Methods: 13C NMR, 1H NMR, methylation, GLC-MS, b-elimination, composition analysis