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IMMUNOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AN UNUSUAL CELL WALL POLYSACCHARIDE FROM ANIMAL COAGULASE‐POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCI
Author(s) -
Endresen C.,
Grov A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0304-131X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1976.tb01942.x
Subject(s) - teichoic acid , periodate , glycerol , chemistry , polysaccharide , phosphate , concanavalin a , biochemistry , cell wall , periodic acid , carbohydrate , organic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , peptidoglycan , in vitro
The teichoic acid of polysaccharide P (poly P) contains glycerol, glucose and phosphate. Hydrofluoric acid and alkali hydrolysates contain glycerol 1‐phosphate, glycerol diphosphate, and glucose 1‐phosphate, but no glucosyl‐glycerol fragments. Glucose and the serological activity of poly P were destroyed by periodate oxidation. Interaction with concanavalin A showed that the glucose is in α‐configuration and that the hydroxyl groups at positions 3, 4 and 6 are unsubstituted. Most probably, the poly P teichoic acid is a polymer containing a repeating unit in which glycerol 1‐phosphate is attached to the 2‐position on α‐D‐glucose 1‐phosphate.