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. 1968 Feb;95(2):490–494. doi: 10.1128/jb.95.2.490-494.1968

Identification of d-Mannosamine and Quinovosamine in Salmonella and Related Bacteria

O Lüderitz 1,2, J Gmeiner 1,2, B Kickhöfen 1,2, H Mayer 1,2, O Westphal 1,2, R W Wheat 1,2
PMCID: PMC252044  PMID: 4867742

Abstract

Lipopolysaccharides of several strains of Salmonella, Arizona, and Proteus vulgaris, have been found to contain two unusual amino sugars not previously reported. These amino sugars were identified as d-mannosamine and quinovosamine (2-amino-2,6-dideoxy glucose).

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