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. 1973 Jul;133(3):563–572. doi: 10.1042/bj1330563

Studies of lipid A fractions from the lipopolysaccharides of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas alcaligenes

David T Drewry 1, James A Lomax 1, George W Gray 1, Stephen G Wilkinson 1
PMCID: PMC1177735  PMID: 4200253

Abstract

Lipid A fractions from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas alcaligenes have similar compositions and structural features. By means of hydrazinolysis of the parent lipopolysaccharides and partial hydrolysis of the deacylation products, it was established that both lipids are derived from the β-(1→6)-linked disaccharide of glucosamine. Phosphorylated derivatives of the disaccharide from Ps. aeruginosa were also characterized. The lipids differ mainly in the absence of hexadecanoic acid and 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid from the lipid from Ps. alcaligenes. Evidence that in Ps. aeruginosa these acids are ester-linked to residues of 3-hydroxyalkanoic acids (including 3-hydroxydecanoic acid) was obtained. Heterogeneity of lipid A fractions was indicated by t.l.c., and by gel filtration of de-O-acylation products from mild alkaline methanolysis of the lipids.

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