TABLE 2.
Glycosyl composition (mol% of total) of whole cells of several Synechococcus strainsa
| Residue | mol% of total glycosyl composition of whole cells from indicated strain
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| WH8102 | WH8113 | CC9311 | CC9605 | |
| Kdo | 0.4-0.6 | ND | ND | ND |
| Heptose | ND | 0.2 | ND | ND |
| Glucose | 78.6-79.5 | 84.7 | 83.8 | 76.6 |
| Rhamnose | 10.4 | 7.1 | 1 | 10.0 |
| N-Acetylglucosamine | 0.7-0.9 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Fucose | ND | 1.2 | ND | ND |
| Mannose | 1.5-1.9 | 2.4 | TR | 3.1 |
| Galactose | 4.9-5.2 | 3.7 | ND | ND |
| Glucuronic acid | 0.7 | ND | ND | ND |
| Galacturonic acid | 1.0-2.3 | ND | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Methylated residue 1 | + | + | ND | + |
| Methylated residue 2 | + | + | 6.7 | + |
| Methylated residue 3 | + | ND | 2.8 | + |
| Methylated residue 4 | + | ND | ND | + |
a
+, clearly present in small amounts; TR, trace (possibly present); ND, not detected. Ranges indicate biological replicates.