TABLE 2.
Glycosidic linkage composition of methylated EPS-F2 by GC–MS analysis.
| Time (min) | Methylated sugars | Deduced linkages | Molar ratios | Major mass fragments (m/z) |
| 9.48 | 2,3,4,6-Me4-Glcp | T-Glcp-(1→ | 10.45 | 87, 102, 129, 145, 162, 205 |
| 14.54 | 2,3,4-Me3-Glcp | →6)-Glcp-(1→ | 84.82 | 71, 87, 102, 118, 162, 189, 203, 233 |
| 18.47 | 2,4-Me2-Glcp | →3,6)-Glcp-(1→ | 4.73 | 74, 87, 101, 118, 160, 189, 202, 234, 305 |