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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ENDOTOXIN FROM ORAL VEILLONELLA
Author(s) -
Hofstad Tor,
Kristoffersen Tore
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0365-5563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1970.tb04367.x
Subject(s) - veillonella , heptose , galactosamine , chemistry , glucosamine , lipopolysaccharide , biochemistry , galactose , lipid a , limulus , acetone , strain (injury) , polysaccharide , phenol , extraction (chemistry) , microbiology and biotechnology , chromatography , bacteria , organic chemistry , biology , mutant , paleontology , genetics , anatomy , streptococcus , gene , endocrinology
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been prepared from four human oral strains of Veillonella by phenol‐water extraction of acetone‐washed whole cells. LPS from all strains contained 2‐keto‐3‐deoxy‐octonate (KDO), heptose, glucose, glucosamine and galactosamine. In addition, galactose was present in one strain, and galactose and ribose in another. The preparations were rich in lipid and KDO.