N-methylation in polylegionaminic acid is associated with the phase-variable epitope of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 lipopolysaccharide: Identification of 5-(N,N-dimethylacetimidoyl)amino- and 5-acetimidoyl (N-methyl)amino-7-acetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxynon-2-ulosonic acid in the O-chain polysaccharide

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 269, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 560-572

  Kooistra, Oliver ^a   Lüneberg, Edeltraud ^b   Knirel, Yuriy A ^a,c   Frosch, Matthias ^b   Zähringer, Ulrich ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Legionella pneumophila; Lipopolysaccharide; N methylation; O chain polysaccharide; Phase variation

Indexed keywords

5 ACETIMIDOYLAMINO 7 ACETAMIDO 3,5,7,9 TETRADEOXY DEXTRO GLYCERO DEXTRO GALACTO NON 2 ULOSONIC ACID; ACID; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; EPITOPE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LEGIONAMINIC ACID; LIPID A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITOPES; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; O ANTIGENS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036164615     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0014-2956.2001.02683.x     Document Type: Article

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