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. 1965 Mar;94(3):525–533. doi: 10.1042/bj0940525

The isolation of oligosaccharides from the cell-wall polysaccharide of Lactobacillus casei, serological group C

K W Knox 1, Elizabeth A Hall 1
PMCID: PMC1206584  PMID: 14340043

Abstract

1. A number of disaccharides and oligosaccharides have been isolated from the products of mild acid hydrolysis of the specific substance from Lactobacillus casei, serological group C. 2. The major disaccharide is O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl- d-galactosamine (B4) and evidence is presented for the structure of a tetrasaccharide composed of O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-d-galactose (B1) joined through its reducing end group to B4. 3. Disaccharide B1 is also a component of a trisaccharide O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-β- d-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (A7). 4. A number of other oligosaccharides have been shown to be related structurally. 5. The ability of certain of the oligosaccharides to inhibit the precipitin reaction has been studied. The disaccharide B1 is more effective as an inhibitor than gentiobiose and the trisaccharide A7 is considerably more effective than B1. 6. These results have been compared with those obtained previously for the composition of the cell wall.

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