Table 1.
Composition of molecular species detectable by MALDI-TOF in Lipid A of E. cloacae complex
| Constituents |
Peaks (calculated m/z) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1388.7 |
1599.1 |
1717.4 |
1745.5 |
1769.3 |
1783.4 |
1797.4 |
1811.4 |
1813.4 |
1825.4 |
1841.4 |
1877.4 |
1905.4 |
1928.5 |
1956.6 |
2035.8 |
2063.9 |
2143.8 |
|
| Total fatty acids | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| C12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| C13 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| C14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| C16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 3OH-C14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2OH-C14 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Phosphate | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| L-Ara4N | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
The figures shown represent the number of each residue present in the molecular species characterized by a particular mass peak.