Table 1.

Methylation analysis of the Vibrio alginolyticus exopolysaccharide (VA-EPS) after carboxyl reduction.

Type of Sugar	Partially Methylated Alditol Acetate	Deduced Linkage
Galactose	1,3,5-Tri-O-acetyl-1-deuterio-2,4,6-tri-O-methyl-d-Galactitol	→3)-Galp-(1→
	1,4,5-Tri-O-acetyl-1-deuterio-2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-d-Galactitol	→4)-Galp-(1→
	1,3,5,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-1-deuterio-3,4-di-O-methyl-d-Galactitol	→3,6)-Galp-(1→
N-acetyl Glucosamine	1,3,5-Tri-O-acetyl-2-(acetylmethylamino)-2-deoxy-1-deuterio-4,6-di-O-methyl-d-Galactitol	→3)-GlcNAc-(1→