A novel type of teichoic acid from the cell wall of Bacillus subtilis VKM B-762

Alexander S Shashkov; Galina M Streshinskaya; Yuliya I Kozlova; Sof'ya N Senchenkova; Nikolay P Arbatsky; Ekaterina B Kudryashova

doi:10.1016/j.carres.2011.03.034

A novel type of teichoic acid from the cell wall of Bacillus subtilis VKM B-762

Carbohydr Res. 2011 Jul 1;346(9):1173-7. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2011.03.034. Epub 2011 Mar 30.

Authors

Alexander S Shashkov¹, Galina M Streshinskaya, Yuliya I Kozlova, Sof'ya N Senchenkova, Nikolay P Arbatsky, Ekaterina B Kudryashova

Affiliation

¹ N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciencis, LeninskyProspect 47, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation.

PMID: 21514573
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2011.03.034

Abstract

The cell wall of Bacillus subtilis VKM B-762 contains, along with 1,5-poly[4-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl)ribitol phosphate], a novel type of glycopolymer involving three types of inter-monomeric bonds in the repeating unit, viz., amide, glycosidic and phosphodiester: [See figure in text]. Such a structural pattern of natural glycopolymers has been hitherto unknown. This polymer represents a novel type of teichoic acids.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacillus subtilis / chemistry*
Bacillus subtilis / cytology
Carbohydrate Conformation
Cell Wall / chemistry*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Reference Standards
Teichoic Acids / analysis*
Teichoic Acids / chemistry*

Substances

Teichoic Acids