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Occurrence and structure of lipoteichoic acids in the genus Staphylococcus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2244789     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Lipoteichoic acids were isolated from eleven species of the genus Staphylococcus using phenol-water partition and hydrophobic chromatography on octyl-Sepharose CL-4B. The lipoteichoic acids purified could be visualized by SDS-PAGE. They were shown to be composed of a hydrophilic poly(glycerophosphate) chain covalently linked to gentiobiosyldiacylglycerol, the common lipid anchor of these molecules. Glycerophosphate units of the hydrophilic chain were found to be partly substituted with ester-linked D-alanine, except in the case of S. cohnii. The lipoteichoic acids isolated from S. cohnii, S. hominis, S. saprophyticus and S. simulans contain alpha(1-2)-linked N-acetylglucosamine as an additional substituent of the poly(glycerophosphate) backbone.
Authors:
G J Ruhland; F Fiedler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of microbiology     Volume:  154     ISSN:  0302-8933     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Microbiol.     Publication Date:  1990  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-01-03     Completed Date:  1991-01-03     Revised Date:  2000-12-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0410427     Medline TA:  Arch Microbiol     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  375-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut für Genetik und Mikrobiologie, Universität München, Federal Republic of Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chromatography, Gas
Chromatography, Gel
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Lipopolysaccharides / chemistry*,  isolation & purification
Molecular Structure
Staphylococcus / analysis*
Teichoic Acids / chemistry*,  isolation & purification
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lipopolysaccharides; 0/Teichoic Acids; 56411-57-5/lipoteichoic acid

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