E. Vinogradov <Evguenii.Vinogradov
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, USA
Recently it was demonstrated that Shigella dysenteriae type 1, a cause of severe dysentery epidemics, gained its O-specific polysaccharide (O-SP) from Escherichia coli O148. The O-SPs of these bacteria differ only by a galactose residue in the repeat unit of S. dysenteriae type 1 in place of a glucose residue in E. coli O148. Herein, we analyzed the core structure and its linkage to the O-SP in E. coli O148 LPS. Both were found to be identical to those of S. dysenteriae type 1 structures, further supporting the relatedness of these two bacteria. The following structure of the core with one repeat unit of the O-SP has been assigned (all have d-configuration except l-Rha): (formula: see text).
Phosphorylation is minor, consists mainly of P or PPEtN on HepI(1-5) and PEtN on HepII(1-3).
13C NMR data:
Linkage Residue C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
5,3,3,3,2,2 aDGalp 97.1 69.5 70.6 71.0 72.5 62.5
5,3,3,3,2 aDGalp 93.7 73.5 69.0 70.5 72.4 62.4
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2,3,3 Subst
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2,3 aLRhap 103.5 71.4 71.4 73.3 70.3 17.8
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2 aLRhap 102.8 70.8 79.2 72.6 70.5 17.8
5,3,3,3,4,6,3 aDGlcp 98.7 77.9 73.6 70.3 73.5 61.4
5,3,3,3,4,6,2 Ac ? 23.4
5,3,3,3,4,6 aDGlcpN 102.5 55.4 79.2 72.5 77.0 61.7
5,3,3,3,4 bDGalp 104.3 72.1 73.6 69.3 74.0 68.5
5,3,3,3 aDGlcp 96.1 75.1 71.2 79.3 71.3 60.9
5,3,3 aDGlcp 102.6 71.4 77.8 71.5 73.6 61.0
5,3,4 P
5,3,7 aXLDmanHepp
5,3 aXLDmanHepp
5,4 P
5 aXLDmanHepp
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1H NMR data:
Linkage Residue H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6
5,3,3,3,2,2 aDGalp 5.27 3.86 3.97 4.02 4.17 3.76-3.76
5,3,3,3,2 aDGalp 5.58 4.02 4.12 4.07 4.10 3.77-3.77
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2,3,3 Subst
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2,3 aLRhap 5.08 4.07 3.85 3.47 3.85 1.32
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2 aLRhap 5.09 4.17 3.88 3.56 3.88 1.32
5,3,3,3,4,6,3 aDGlcp 5.52 3.66 3.77 3.47 3.64 3.77-3.77
5,3,3,3,4,6,2 Ac - 2.08
5,3,3,3,4,6 aDGlcpN 4.63 3.82 3.84 3.70 3.49 3.76-3.93
5,3,3,3,4 bDGalp 4.46 3.55 3.65 3.91 3.81 3.89-3.96
5,3,3,3 aDGlcp 5.76 3.78 4.03 3.73 4.18 3.88-4.01
5,3,3 aDGlcp 5.21 3.68 4.08 3.77 3.92 3.82-3.89
5,3,4 P
5,3,7 aXLDmanHepp
5,3 aXLDmanHepp
5,4 P
5 aXLDmanHepp
?XKdo?
1H/13C HSQC data:
Linkage Residue C1/H1 C2/H2 C3/H3 C4/H4 C5/H5 C6/H6
5,3,3,3,2,2 aDGalp 97.1/5.27 69.5/3.86 70.6/3.97 71.0/4.02 72.5/4.17 62.5/3.76-3.76
5,3,3,3,2 aDGalp 93.7/5.58 73.5/4.02 69.0/4.12 70.5/4.07 72.4/4.10 62.4/3.77-3.77
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2,3,3 Subst
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2,3 aLRhap 103.5/5.08 71.4/4.07 71.4/3.85 73.3/3.47 70.3/3.85 17.8/1.32
5,3,3,3,4,6,3,2 aLRhap 102.8/5.09 70.8/4.17 79.2/3.88 72.6/3.56 70.5/3.88 17.8/1.32
5,3,3,3,4,6,3 aDGlcp 98.7/5.52 77.9/3.66 73.6/3.77 70.3/3.47 73.5/3.64 61.4/3.77-3.77
5,3,3,3,4,6,2 Ac 23.4/2.08
5,3,3,3,4,6 aDGlcpN 102.5/4.63 55.4/3.82 79.2/3.84 72.5/3.70 77.0/3.49 61.7/3.76-3.93
5,3,3,3,4 bDGalp 104.3/4.46 72.1/3.55 73.6/3.65 69.3/3.91 74.0/3.81 68.5/3.89-3.96
5,3,3,3 aDGlcp 96.1/5.76 75.1/3.78 71.2/4.03 79.3/3.73 71.3/4.18 60.9/3.88-4.01
5,3,3 aDGlcp 102.6/5.21 71.4/3.68 77.8/4.08 71.5/3.77 73.6/3.92 61.0/3.82-3.89
5,3,4 P
5,3,7 aXLDmanHepp
5,3 aXLDmanHepp
5,4 P
5 aXLDmanHepp
?XKdo?