Abstract
Chemical analysis of the lipopolysaccharide from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides ATCC 17023, isolated by the phenol-chloroform-petroleum ether method, revealed the presence of glucuronic acid, 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate, threonine, and phosphorus in the polysaccharide moiety. The lipid A component contained glucosamine, glucosamine phosphate, amide-bound 3-oxotetradecanoic acid and 3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid, and ester-bound 3-hydroxydecanoic acid and 7-tetradecenoic acid. Structural similarity of the lipid A from R. sphaeroides ATCC 17023 to enterobacterial lipid A is indicated by the existence of a serological cross-reaction occurring between the lipid A from R. sphaeroides ATCC 17023 and that from Salmonella minnesota R595. The lipopolysaccharide and lipid A of R. sphaeroides, however, were found to be neither toxic in mice nor pyrogenic in rabbits.
MeSH Terms
Carbohydrates/analysis
Lipopolysaccharides/isolation & purification
Mass Spectrometry
Rhodobacter sphaeroides/analysis
Salmonella/analysis
Serotyping
Species Specificity
Chemicals
Carbohydrates
Lipopolysaccharides
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Strittmatter W
Weckesser J
Salimath P V
Galanos C
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