Table 1. 1H and 13C chemical shifts of the VPS-PS and its derivatives.
| H/C-1 | H/C-2 | H/C-3 | H/C-4 | H/C-5 | H/C-6 | ||
| α-Gal A | H | 5.19 | 3.91 | 3.93 | 4.06 | 3.77 | 3.77; 3.77 |
| C | 97.9 | 69.6 | 70.3 | 80.2 | 72.5 | 61.4 | |
| α-Gal A″ | H | 5.20 | 3.91 | 3.98 | 4.01 | 3.77 | 3.77; 3.77 |
| C | 99.5 | 69.6 | 70.0 | 78.8 | 72.5 | 61.4 | |
| B | H | 5.11 | 4.68 | 5.21 | 4.27 | 5.08 | |
| C | 98.5 | 46.1 | 68.2 | 71.3 | 68.6 | 172.2 | |
| O-Deacylated B | H | 5.09 | 4.44 | 4.15 | 4.22 | 5.10 | |
| C | 99.0 | 47.1 | 65.6 | 73.9 | 67.8 | ||
| α-GlcNAc F | H | 4.93 | 3.95 | 3.93 | 3.76 | 4.28 | 3.84; 3.91 |
| C | 99.6 | 55.4 | 70.3 | 80.6 | 72.2 | 61.4 | |
| α-Glc D | H | 4.97 | 3.60 | 3.86 | 3.68 | 4.21 | 3.85; 3.89 |
| C | 101.5 | 73.2 | 72.9 | 80.1 | 72.3 | 61.4 | |
| β-Glc E | H | 4.53 | 3.35 | 3.66 | 3.65 | 3.64 | 3.70; 3.87 |
| C | 103.8 | 75.4 | 76.1 | 78.1 | 76.7 | 61.5 | |
| Gly | H | 3.94; 4.10 | |||||
| C | 175.5 | 43.0 | |||||
| B, OS1 | H | 5.18 | 4.34 | 3.97 | 4.18 | 4.82 | |
| C | 99.3 | 47.2 | 69.9 | 70.5 | 68.3 | ||
| Gly, OS1 | H | 3.91; 3.99 | |||||
| C | 43.4 |
Spectra of the polysaccharide were recorded at 500 MHz, at 50°C in D2O, OS1 at 25°C. Residue A″ belongs to the structure with GlcNAc F, instead of Glc D. NAc signal in VPS-PS at 2.04/23.3 ppm; OAc at 2.19/22.0 ppm (H/C).