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Heterogeneous set of cell wall teichoic acids in strains of Bacillus subtilis VKM B-760 and VKM B-764.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19961419     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cell walls of Bacillus subtilis VKM B-760 and VKM B-764 are characterized by heterogeneous composition of teichoic acids. Polymer I with structure -6)-beta-D-Galp-(1-->1)-sn-Gro-(3-P-, polymer II with structure -6)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1-->1)-sn-Gro-(3-P-, and a small amount of unsubstituted 1,3-poly(glycerol phosphate) were detected in strain VKM B-760. Strain VKM B-764 contains an analogous set of teichoic acids, but a characteristic feature of polymer II is the presence of disubstituted glycerol residue with alpha-glucopyranose localization in the integral chain at C-1 hydroxyl and beta-glucopyranose as a side branch at C-2 hydroxyl (polymer III): -6)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1-->1)-[beta-D-Glcp-(1-->2)]-sn-Gro-(3-P-. The structures of polymer I in bacilli and polymer III in Gram-positive bacteria are described for the first time. Teichoic acids were studied by chemical methods and on the basis of combined analysis of one-dimensional 1H-, 13C-, and (31)P-NMR spectra, homonuclear two-dimensional (1)H/(1)H COSY, TOCSY, and ROESY, and heteronuclear two-dimensional (1)H/(13)C gHSQC- and HMQC-TOCSY experiments. Simultaneous presence of several different structure teichoic acids in the bacillus cell walls as well as chemotaxonomical perspectives of the application of these polymers as species-specific markers for members of the Bacillus genus is discussed.
Authors:
N V Potekhina; G M Streshinskaya; Yu I Kozlova; E B Kudryashova; S N Senchenkova; A S Shashkov; L N Anan'ina
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochemistry. Biokhimii?a     Volume:  74     ISSN:  1608-3040     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochemistry Mosc.     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-07     Completed Date:  2010-03-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376536     Medline TA:  Biochemistry (Mosc)     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1368-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119899, Russia. potekchina@hotbox.ru
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacillus subtilis / chemistry*
Carbohydrate Sequence
Cell Wall / chemistry*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Teichoic Acids / analysis,  chemistry*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Teichoic Acids

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