TABLE 1.

Nomenclature and chemical composition of analogs for wall teichoic acid precursors and polymers

Analog	Chemical compositiona
Lipid α analog	GlcNAc-1-P-P-tridecane
Lipid β analog	ManNAc-β-(1–4)-GlcNAc-1-P-P-tridecane
Lipid ϕ.1 analog	GroP-ManNAc-β-(1–4)-GlcNAc-1-P-P-tridecane
Lipid ϕ.n analog	(GroP)n-ManNAc-β-(1–4)-GlcNAc-1-P-P-tridecane
Glycosylated lipid ϕ.n analog	(α-d-Glu-(1→2)-GroP)n-ManNAc-β-(1–4)-GlcNAc-1-P-P-tridecane

^a P, phosphate; GlcNAc, N-acetyl glucosamine, ManNAc, N-acetyl mannosamine; GroP, glycerol 3-phosphate; Glu, glucose.