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. 1973 Jun;114(3):934–942. doi: 10.1128/jb.114.3.934-942.1973

Teichoic Acid of a Stabilized L-Form of Streptococcus pyogenes

Bohdan M Slabyj 1, Charles Panos 1
PMCID: PMC285347  PMID: 4576409

Abstract

A stabilized L-form of Streptococcus pyogenes continues to synthesize glycerol teichoic acid. This polymer was obtained from S. pyogenes and its L-form, treated in identical fashion, and compared. Highly purified glycerol teichoic acid from only the L-form was found to be devoid of d-alanine and to have a shorter chain length. Otherwise, the glycerol teichoic acid from these two organisms was found to be a 1,3-phosphodiester-linked glycerophosphate polymer substituted with d-glucose. Evidence is presented that most, if not all, of the glycerol teichoic acid in this streptococcus lies between the wall and membrane. A possible need for the continued synthesis of a minute amount of glycerol teichoic acid by this L-form for survival is discussed in terms of the known function of teichoic acids in bacteria.

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