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An N ‐[( R )‐(‐)‐2‐Hydroxypropionyl]‐α‐ L ‐Perosamine Homopolymer Constitutes the O Polysaccharide Chain of the Lipopolysaccharide from Vibrio cholerae O144 Which Has Antigenic Factor(s) in Common with V. cholerae O76
Author(s) -
Sano Yasuhiro,
Kondo Seiichi,
Isshiki Yasunori,
Shimada Toshio,
Hisatsune Kazuhito
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01134.x
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , microbiology and biotechnology , lipopolysaccharide , biology , hemolysis , polysaccharide , vibrionaceae , hemagglutination , serotype , antigen , biochemistry , bacteria , genetics , gene , immunology , endocrinology
Abstract Chemical and serological studies were performed with the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Vibrio cholerae O144 (O144). The LPS of O144 contained D ‐glucose, D ‐galactose, L ‐ glycero ‐ D ‐ manno‐heptose , D ‐fructose, D ‐quinovosamine (2‐amino‐2,6‐dideoxy‐ D ‐ gluco ‐pyranose) and L ‐perosamine (4‐amino‐4,6‐dideoxy‐ L ‐ manno ‐pyranose). The perosamine, a major component sugar of the LPS from O144, was in an L ‐configuration, as is also the case in the LPS from V. cholerae O76 (O76), in contrast to the D ‐configuration of the perosamine in the LPS of V. cholerae O1. A structural analysis revealed that the O polysaccharide chain of the LPS from O144 is an α(1 → 2)‐linked homopolymer of ( R )‐(‐)‐2‐hydroxypropionyl‐ L ‐perosamine. The serological cross‐reactivity between O144 and O76 was clearly revealed by cross‐agglutination and cross‐agglutinin absorption tests with whole cells, as well as by passive hemolysis tests with sheep red‐blood cells that had been sensitized with the LPS from O144 and O76. In contrast, in passive hemolysis tests, the LPS of O144 did not cross‐react serologically with the LPSs from other strains such as V. cholerae O1 (Ogawa and Inaba), V. cholerae O140, Vibrio bio‐serogroup 1875 (Original and Variant) and Yersinia enterocolitica O9. The LPSs from these strains consist of O polysaccharide chains composed of α(1 → 2)‐linked homopolymers of D ‐perosamine with various N ‐acyl groups, and they share the Inaba antigen factor C of V. cholerae O1 in common. The results obtained in this study demonstrate that the absolute configuration of the perosamine residue in homopolymers plays a very important role in the expression of the serological specificity of the Inaba antigen factor C of V. cholerae O1.