Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Wild type and Δcps-1 cell walls were subjected to a monosaccharide composition analysis designed to identify uronic acids and amino sugars in the cell wall samples.
| Sugar residue | % of total cell wall mass | % of total cell wall mass |
|---|---|---|
| Wild type | Δcps-1 | |
| Residues | ||
| Glucose | 41.3% | 17.7% |
| Mannose | 9.8% | 6.5% |
| Galactose | 5.9% | 5.6% |
| N-acetyl-galactosamine | 2.2% | 6.0% |
| N-acetyl-glucosamine | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| xylose | n.d. | 0.1% |
| Glucuronic acid | n.d. | n.d. |
| Iduronic acid | n.d. | n.d. |
| % of total cell wall mass | 60.0% | 36.8% |
