E.K.H. Schweda <Elke.Schweda
The structure of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) expressed by non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) strains 1008 and 1247 has been investigated by mass spectrometry and NMR analyses on O-deacylated LPS and core oligosaccharide material. Both strains express the conserved triheptosyl inner core, [L-α-D-Hepp-(1→2)-[PEtn→6]-L-α-D-Hepp-(1→3)-L-α-D-Hepp-(1→5)-[PPEtn→4]-α-Kdo-(2→6)-Lipid A] with PCho→6)-β-D-Glcp (GlcI) substituting the proximal heptose (HepI) at O-4. Strain 1247 expresses the common structural motifs of H. influenzae; globotetraose [β-D-GalpNAc-(1→3)-α-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→] and its truncated versions globoside [α-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→] and lactose [β-D-Galp-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→] linked to the terminal heptose of the inner core and GlcI. A genetically distinct NTHi strain, 1008, expresses identical structures to strain 1247 with the exception that it lacks GalNAc. A lpsA mutant of strain 1247 expressed LPS of reduced complexity that facilitated unambiguous structural determination of the oligosaccharide from HepI. By CE-ESI-MS/MS we identified disialylated glycoforms indicating disialyllactose [α-Neu5Ac-(2→8)-α-Neu5Ac-(2→3)-β-D-Gal-(1→4)-β-D-Glcp-(1→] as an extension from GlcI which is a novel finding for NTHi LPS.
13C NMR, 1H NMR, methylation, NMR-2D, GC-MS, HF solvolysis, ESI-MS, mild acid hydrolysis, de-O-acylation with hydrazine, composition analysis, NMR-1D, alkaline deacylation, HPAEC-PAD, CE-ESI-MS/MS, CE-ESI-MS, LC-ESI-MS
HexNAcHex7 glycoform core oligosaccharide from H. influenzae (NTHi) 1247. Published NMR assignment of terminal bDGalNAc C5 (67.2) is erroneous in Table 6.
13C NMR data:
Linkage Residue C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7
5,3,2,2,4,4 aDGalp 100.6 68.8 69.4 69.2 ? ?
5,3,2,2,4 bDGalp 103.2 71.1 ? 75.7 76.0 ?
5,3,2,2 bDGlcp 102.2 72.6 74.4 78.7 71.9 60.3
5,3,2 aXLDmanHepp 99.8 78.4 ? ? ? ? ?
5,3,6,0 xXEtN 62.8 40.2
5,3,6 P
5,3 aXLDmanHepp 99.1 79.1 ? ? ? 74.82 62.7
5,4,4,4,4,3,2 Ac ? 22.6
5,4,4,4,4,3 bDGalpN 103.5 52.8 ? 68.0 ? ?
5,4,4,4,4 aDGalp 100.6 67.9 79.0 69.2 ? ?
5,4,4,4 bDGalp 103.5 71.1 71.1 77.5 75.8 ?
5,4,4 bDGlcp 103.5 73.9 74.34 79.484 74.34 60.7
5,4,6,0 xXCho 60.1 66.5 ?
5,4,6 P
5,4 bDGlcp 103.3 73.2 72.4 79.4 71.8 64.5
5 aXLDmanHepp 97.0 ? ? 74.4 ? 68.0 ?
4,0,0 xXEtN
4,0 %xXP?
4 P
aXKdop
1H NMR data:
Linkage Residue H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7
5,3,2,2,4,4 aDGalp 4.95 3.84 3.92 4.04 ? ?
5,3,2,2,4 bDGalp 4.45 3.56 3.67 3.93 3.74 ?
5,3,2,2 bDGlcp 4.68 3.34 3.71 3.69 3.66 3.83-4.00
5,3,2 aXLDmanHepp 5.09 4.20 3.94 ? ? ? ?
5,3,6,0 xXEtN 4.12 3.22
5,3,6 P
5,3 aXLDmanHepp 5.58 4.25 3.96 ? 3.71 4.55 3.89
5,4,4,4,4,3,2 Ac - 2.05
5,4,4,4,4,3 bDGalpN 4.62 3.95 3.75 3.94 3.75 ?
5,4,4,4,4 aDGalp 4.92 3.89 3.95 4.25 ? ?
5,4,4,4 bDGalp 4.52 3.59 3.75 4.04 3.81 ?
5,4,4 bDGlcp 4.50 3.38 3.75 3.75 3.75 4.01
5,4,6,0 xXCho 4.38 3.70 ?
5,4,6 P
5,4 bDGlcp 4.54 3.43 3.72 3.66 3.63 4.19-4.34
5 aXLDmanHepp 5.03 3.99 ? 4.20 ? 4.19 ?
4,0,0 xXEtN
4,0 %xXP?
4 P
aXKdop
1H/13C HSQC data:
Linkage Residue C1/H1 C2/H2 C3/H3 C4/H4 C5/H5 C6/H6 C7/H7
5,3,2,2,4,4 aDGalp 100.6/4.95 68.8/3.84 69.4/3.92 69.2/4.04 ?/? ?/?
5,3,2,2,4 bDGalp 103.2/4.45 71.1/3.56 ?/3.67 75.7/3.93 76.0/3.74 ?/?
5,3,2,2 bDGlcp 102.2/4.68 72.6/3.34 74.4/3.71 78.7/3.69 71.9/3.66 60.3/3.83-4.00
5,3,2 aXLDmanHepp 99.8/5.09 78.4/4.20 ?/3.94 ?/? ?/? ?/? ?/?
5,3,6,0 xXEtN 62.8/4.12 40.2/3.22
5,3,6 P
5,3 aXLDmanHepp 99.1/5.58 79.1/4.25 ?/3.96 ?/? ?/3.71 74.82/4.55 62.7/3.89
5,4,4,4,4,3,2 Ac 22.6/2.05
5,4,4,4,4,3 bDGalpN 103.5/4.62 52.8/3.95 ?/3.75 68.0/3.94 ?/3.75 ?/?
5,4,4,4,4 aDGalp 100.6/4.92 67.9/3.89 79.0/3.95 69.2/4.25 ?/? ?/?
5,4,4,4 bDGalp 103.5/4.52 71.1/3.59 71.1/3.75 77.5/4.04 75.8/3.81 ?/?
5,4,4 bDGlcp 103.5/4.50 73.9/3.38 74.34/3.75 79.484/3.75 74.34/3.75 60.7/4.01
5,4,6,0 xXCho 60.1/4.38 66.5/3.70 ?/?
5,4,6 P
5,4 bDGlcp 103.3/4.54 73.2/3.43 72.4/3.72 79.4/3.66 71.8/3.63 64.5/4.19-4.34
5 aXLDmanHepp 97.0/5.03 ?/3.99 ?/? 74.4/4.20 ?/? 68.0/4.19 ?/?
4,0,0 xXEtN
4,0 %xXP?
4 P
aXKdop