TABLE 1.
Chemical composition of LPS from H. pylori
| Strain from which LPS was obtained | Concn of component (nmol/mg)a
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral sugars | Heptose | KDO | Total phosphate | Glucosamine | Glucosamine phosphate | Ethanolamine | |
| GU2 | 1,302 (5.0) | 261 (1) | 26 (0.1) | 224 (0.9) | 514 (2.0) | 59 (0.2) | 28 (0.1) |
| DU1 | 1,465 (6.6) | 223 (1) | 40 (0.2) | 638 (2.9) | 918 (4.1) | 108 (0.5) | 128 (0.6) |
| CA1 | 1,440 (4.7) | 307 (1) | 68 (0.2) | 372 (1.2) | 550 (1.8) | 198 (0.6) | 32 (0.1) |
| CA2 | 1,460 (9.1) | 160 (1) | 22 (0.1) | 1,019 (6.4) | 488 (3.1) | 21 (0.1) | 38 (0.2) |
| CA4 | 1,540 (8.5) | 182 (1) | 8 (0.0) | 333 (1.8) | 917 (5.0) | 69 (0.4) | 154 (0.8) |
| CA5 | 1,498 (8.4) | 178 (1) | 10 (0.1) | 473 (2.7) | 1,206 (6.8) | 68 (0.4) | 102 (0.6) |
| CA6 | 1,470 (8.1) | 181 (1) | 15 (0.1) | 900 (5.0) | 485 (2.7) | 51 (0.3) | 87 (0.5) |
| CA9 | 1,874 (7.2) | 262 (1) | 5 (0.0) | 1,715 (6.5) | 785 (3.0) | 29 (0.1) | 55 (0.2) |
| DU8 | 1,063 (3.8) | 277 (1) | 17 (0.1) | 378 (1.4) | 409 (1.5) | 67 (0.2) | 126 (0.5) |
| CG10 | 797 (3.6) | 221 (1) | 45 (0.2) | 402 (1.8) | 266 (1.2) | 56 (0.3) | 98 (0.4) |
a
Values in parentheses are molar ratios relative to heptose.