Table 2.

Methylation analysis of HNCP3 and UNCP4 by GC–MS.

Polysaccharide	Rt	Methylated sugar	Linkage	Molar ration
HNCP3	8.09	2, 4, 6-Me3-Glcp	→ 3)-Glcp-(1→	10.56
	11.96	2, 3, 6-Me3-Glcp	→ 4)-Glcp-(1→	14.17
	13.16	3, 4, 6-Me3-Galp	→ 2-Galp-(1→	13.58
	18,76	2, 4-Me2-Galp	→ 2, 6)-Galp-(1→	21.01
	24.82	2, 3, 4-Me3-Glcp	→ 6)-Glcp-(1→	35.06
	29.23	2, 3, 4-Me3-Galp	→ 6)-Galp-(1→	32.93
UNCP4	9.38	2, 4-Me2-Rhap	→ 3)-Rhap-(1→	1.02
	14.76	2, 3-Met-Glcp	→ 4, 6)-Glcp-(1→	25.12
	20.93	2, 3, 4-Me3-Glcp	→ 6)-Glcp-(1→	36.85
	24.68	2, 3, 4, 6-Me4-Glcp	→ 4)-Glcp-(1→	42.15
	30.07	2, 3, 6-Men-Glcp	→ 3)-Glcp-(1→	10.07
	32.36	2, 4-Me2-Glcp	→ 3, 6)-Glcp-(1→	18.13