Synthesis and accumulation of GlcNAc monomers and oligomers in NodC
OE lines. A, NodC catalyzes the transfer of GlcNAc from UDP-GlcNAc to the growing GlcNAc oligomer. B, Retention times of the GlcNAc monomer as well as the different GlcNAc oligomers (DP = 2–6) as determined by authentic reference compounds. During derivatization, each compound is labeled with two 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone molecules, causing a shift of 331 in positive mode compared with its nominal mass. C, MS spectrum of (GlcNAc)6 as a representative example. The degradation products corresponding to (GlcNAc)n compounds with different DP (n = 1–5) are indicated. D, Quantification of (GlcNAc)n compounds (n = 1–5) by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-MS in NodC
OE lines (pTGK42-10 and pTGK42-28) and the wild type (WT). Values are means ± sd.