| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1388293 | Carbohydrate Research | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The acidic O-polysaccharide (O-antigen) of Escherichia coli O41 was studied by sugar analysis along with 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and the following structure of the branched hexasaccharide repeating unit was established:This structure is unique among the known structures of bacterial polysaccharides. The O-antigen gene cluster of E. coli O41 was sequenced. The gene functions were tentatively assigned by a comparison with sequences in the available databases and found to be in full agreement with the E. coli O41 O-polysaccharide structure.
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Authors
Hongfei Zhu, Andrei V. Perepelov, Sof’ya N. Senchenkova, Alexander S. Shashkov, Lei Wang, Yuriy A. Knirel,