Chemical structures of a galactose-rich glycoprotein of Leishmania tarentolae

Comp Biochem Physiol B. 1987;88(1):101-4. doi: 10.1016/0305-0491(87)90086-1.

Abstract

1. Aqueous phenol treatment of water extracted disrupted cells of Leishmania tarentolae (LV-414) provided a glycoprotein mixture which was purified by gel filtration chromatography, and Concanavalin A-Sepharose column. 2. The bound fraction on Concanavalin A-Sepharose column (protein 74%, and carbohydrate, 26%) had [alpha]D + 9 degrees and contained mannose (18%), galactose (60%), and glucose (22%), and some of the galactose residues were resistant to periodate oxidation. 3. Treatment of the phenol extract with hot aqueous NaBH4 containing NaOH gave a preparation having mannose (12%), galactose (82%), and glucose (6%). 4. Methylation analysis showed the presence of a mainly linear structure with non-reducing end-units of mannopyranose (6%), 3-O-substituted galactopyranosyl (64%), 2-O- (11%), and 6-O- (5%) substituted mannopyranosyl, and 4-O- (9%), and 4,6-di-O- (3%) substituted glycopyranosyl units. 5. The specific rotation of the preparation, +20 degrees, indicated beta-linked galactopyranosyl units.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Carbohydrates / analysis
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Glycoproteins / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmania / analysis*
  • Molecular Weight

Substances

  • Carbohydrates
  • Glycoproteins