TABLE 2.
Carbohydrate composition of the aqueous phase
| Sugar | % of total carbohydrate in aqueous phasea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Rm1021 | bacA654::Spc | |
| Rhamnose | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| Galacturonic acid | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| Mannose | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Galactose | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Glucose | 72.5 | 72.7 |
| N-Acetyl glucosamine | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| 3-Deoxy-d-manno-2-octulosonic acidb | 6.8 | 7.3 |
The aqueous phases from Rm1021 and bacA mutant contained 54 and 63% carbohydrate, respectively, whereas the phenol phases contained 4 and 5% carbohydrate, respectively.
Known as Kdo.