The O-specific polysaccharide chain of Campylobacter fetus serotype B lipopolysaccharide is a D-rhamnan terminated with 3-O-methyl-D-rhamnose (D-acofriose)

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 434-438

  Senchenkova, Sof'ya N ^a   Shashkov, Alexander S ^a   Knirel, Yuriy A ^a   McGovern, Joseph J ^b   Moran, Anthony P ^b  

^a N D ZELINSKY INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

3 O methyl D rhamnose; Campylobacter fetus; D rhamnose; Lipopolysaccharide; O specific polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; RHAMNOSE;

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030018832     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0434u.x     Document Type: Article

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