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. 1965 Dec;97(3):820–826. doi: 10.1042/bj0970820

The immunochemistry of Salmonella chemotype VI O-antigens. The structure of oligosaccharides from Salmonella group U (O 43) lipopolysaccharides

O Lüderitz 1, D A R Simmons 1, O Westphal 1
PMCID: PMC1264765  PMID: 5881670

Abstract

1. A series of oligosaccharides was isolated from Salmonella milwaukee lipopolysaccharide by partial acid hydrolysis. 2. Structural studies on these oligosaccharides indicated that the O-specific side chain of this lipopolysaccharide has a repeating pentasaccharide unit that is probably α-d-galactosyl-(1→3)-β-d-galactosyl- (1→3)-N-acetylgalactosaminyl-(1→3)-N-acetyl- d-glucosaminyl-(1→4)-l-fucose. 3. Another oligosaccharide, which is not structurally related to the repeating pentasaccharide unit, has also been isolated and it is indistinguishable from an oligosaccharide obtained from Salmonella `rough' (R) lipopolysaccharides. The isolation of this and similar core oligosaccharides from all chemotype VI lipopolysaccharides supports the view that Salmonella S-lipopolysaccharides have a common core that is probably identical with RII lipopolysaccharide.

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