R. Toman <rudolf.toman
Elucidation of the carbohydrate backbone structure of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Piscirickettsia salmonis, the etiological agent of the salmonid rickettsial septicemia, is described. Structural information was established by a combination of monosaccharide and methylation analyses of LPS, and by NMR and mass spectrometries of oligosaccharides obtained through the use of various chemical degradations of the native polymer. The following structure of the backbone sugars was determined on the basis of the combined data from these experiments: The presence of two consecutive residues of diacetylated pseudaminic acid (Pse5,7Ac, 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-l-manno-non-2-ulosonic acid) in the LPS appears to be unique among polysaccharides containing this acidic sugar. Similarly, the presence of 4-aminoarabinose (Ara4N, 4-amino-4-deoxy-l-arabinopyranose) on O-4 of the α-GlcN1P of the lipid A moiety is a unique feature of this LPS.
13C NMR, 1H NMR, methylation, NMR-2D, GC-MS, SDS-PAGE, sugar analysis, mild acid hydrolysis, CE-MS
13C NMR data:
Linkage Residue C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9
5,3,2 bDGlcp 102.6 73.9 76.2 70.6 77.6 61.9
5,3,3,6,4,5 Ac ? 23.3
5,3,3,6,4,7 Ac ? 23.3
5,3,3,6,4 aXPse? ? 101.9 36.3 66.2 49.8 71.7 54.9 68.1 17.1
5,3,3,6 aDGalp 99.7 69.6 70.5 70.7 70.3 63.9
5,3,3 aDGlcp 101.0 73.1 74.2 70.1 72.3 66.4
5,3 aXLDmanHepp 100.4 78.1 75.6 68.2 72.3 ? 64.3
5,4 bDManp 101.1 71.5 74.3 69.0 78.9 63.4
5,7 bLArap4N 100.5 69.3 66.8 53.0 59.3
5 aXLDmanHepp 102.1 71.4 74.3 74.5 73.0 ? 72.5
?XKdo? ? ? 34.8 66.5 ? ? 70.1 64.2
1H NMR data:
Linkage Residue H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
5,3,2 bDGlcp 4.71 3.28 3.51 3.41 3.35 3.79-3.90
5,3,3,6,4,5 Ac - 1.98
5,3,3,6,4,7 Ac - 1.98
5,3,3,6,4 aXPse? - - 1.61-2.12 4.18 4.22 3.91 4.19 4.20 1.17
5,3,3,6 aDGalp 5.00 3.84 3.89 4.03 4.06 3.45-3.45
5,3,3 aDGlcp 5.50 3.55 4.85 3.63 4.02 3.77-4.17
5,3 aXLDmanHepp 5.37 4.19 4.11 4.10 3.70 ? 3.63-3.63
5,4 bDManp 4.71 4.05 3.62 3.40 3.37 3.56-3.96
5,7 bLArap4N 5.03 3.77 4.18 3.71 3.79-4.10
5 aXLDmanHepp 5.09 4.16 4.17 4.33 4.12 ? 3.71-3.91
?XKdo? - - 2.10 4.14 4.11 ? 3.72 3.70-3.80
1H/13C HSQC data:
Linkage Residue C1/H1 C2/H2 C3/H3 C4/H4 C5/H5 C6/H6 C7/H7 C8/H8 C9/H9
5,3,2 bDGlcp 102.6/4.71 73.9/3.28 76.2/3.51 70.6/3.41 77.6/3.35 61.9/3.79-3.90
5,3,3,6,4,5 Ac 23.3/1.98
5,3,3,6,4,7 Ac 23.3/1.98
5,3,3,6,4 aXPse? 36.3/1.61-2.12 66.2/4.18 49.8/4.22 71.7/3.91 54.9/4.19 68.1/4.20 17.1/1.17
5,3,3,6 aDGalp 99.7/5.00 69.6/3.84 70.5/3.89 70.7/4.03 70.3/4.06 63.9/3.45-3.45
5,3,3 aDGlcp 101.0/5.50 73.1/3.55 74.2/4.85 70.1/3.63 72.3/4.02 66.4/3.77-4.17
5,3 aXLDmanHepp 100.4/5.37 78.1/4.19 75.6/4.11 68.2/4.10 72.3/3.70 ?/? 64.3/3.63-3.63
5,4 bDManp 101.1/4.71 71.5/4.05 74.3/3.62 69.0/3.40 78.9/3.37 63.4/3.56-3.96
5,7 bLArap4N 100.5/5.03 69.3/3.77 66.8/4.18 53.0/3.71 59.3/3.79-4.10
5 aXLDmanHepp 102.1/5.09 71.4/4.16 74.3/4.17 74.5/4.33 73.0/4.12 ?/? 72.5/3.71-3.91
?XKdo? 34.8/2.10 66.5/4.14 ?/4.11 ?/? 70.1/3.72 64.2/3.70-3.80