Nature, type of linkage, quantity, and absolute configuration of (3-hydroxy) fatty acids in lipopolysaccharides from Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343 and related strains.
AUTOR(ES)
Wollenweber, H W
RESUMO
The main fatty acids present in lipopolysaccharides from Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343 were identified as 13-methyl-tetradecanoic, D-3-hydroxypentadecanoic, D-3-hydroxyhexadecanoic, D-3-hydroxy-15-methyl-hexadecanoic, and D-3-hydroxyheptadecanoic acids. Of these, 13-methyl-tetradecanoic acid is exclusively ester bound, and 3-hydroxy-15-methyl-hexadecanoic acid is exclusively involved in amide linkage. The other 3-hydroxy fatty acids are both ester and amide bound. All 3-hydroxy fatty acids possess the D configuration, and the 3-hydroxyl group of ester-linked 3-hydroxy fatty acids is not substituted. Lipopolysaccharides of related Bacteroides species (B. thetaiotaomicron, B. ovatus, B. distasonis, and B. vulgatus) showed a fatty acid spectrum with both similar and distinct features compared to that of B. fragilis lipopolysaccharides.
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