IMMUNOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE FROM GLUCOSE-NONFERMENTING GRAM-NEGATIVE CLINICAL BACTERIAL ISOLATE

Authors
MIESZALA M KUBLER J GAMIAN A
Citation
M. Mieszala et al., IMMUNOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE FROM GLUCOSE-NONFERMENTING GRAM-NEGATIVE CLINICAL BACTERIAL ISOLATE, Acta Biochimica Polonica, 44(2), 1997, pp. 293-299
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Acta Biochimica Polonica → ACNP
ISSN journal
0001527X
Volume
44
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
293 - 299
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-527X(1997)44:2<293:ICOLFG>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A glucose-nonfermenting Gram-negative bacterial strain isolated from b ronchofiberoscope used for examination of the patients suffering from pulmonary diseases was subjected to phenol-water extraction. Lipopolys accharides (LPS) isolated from the water and the phenol phase differed in fatty acid composition. Both contained xylose, glucose, glucosamin e and components typical for LPS, namely heptose, 3-deoxyoctulosonic a cid (Kdo) and 3-hydroxymyristic acid. The presence of sphingosine in a ll LPS preparations classifies the strain to the genus Sphingomonas.