Occurrence of Polymers containing N-Acetylglucosamine l-Phosphate in Bacterial Walls

The Distribution of Teichoic Acids and Sugar 1-Phosphate Polymers in Walls of Micrococci

“…The polymer from strain A5 contains only N-acetylglucosamine and phosphate in equimolar amounts. It is indistinguishable from the N-acetylglucosamine I-phosphate polymer previously isolated from the walls of strain 2012 (Archibald et al 1968b N-Acetylglucosamine N-Acetylglucosamine N-Acetylglucosamine N-Acetylglucosamine N-Acetylglucosamine, rhamnose Glucose, N-acetylgalactosamine Glucose Glucose Glycerol teichoic acid (atypical) N-Acety lglucosamine Glycerol teichoic acid (atypical) N-Acetylglucosamine Glycerol teichoic acid (atypical) N-Acetylglucosamine Glycerol teichoic acid (atypical) N-Acetylgl ucosamine Poly(N-acetylglucosamine I -phosphate) Poly(N-acetylglucosaniine I -phosphate) Poly(glucosy1-N-acetylgalactosamine I-phosphate) Glucose-N-acetylgalactosamine I -phosphate polymer alkali a brown colour was produced together with a phosphate of glucometasaccharinic acid; this phosphate gave glucometasaccharinic acid on incubation with the phosphatase. On controlled acid hydrolysis (0.1 M-HCl at IOO "C for 30 min) it gave in high yield a monophosphate of N-acetylglucosamine.…”

“…13, and the sugar I-phosphate polymers include a poly(N-acetylglucosamine I -phosphate) in Micrococcus sp. 2102 (Archibald, Baddiley, Button, Heptinstall & Stafford, 1968b) and a poly-(glucosyl-N-acetylgalactosamine I -phosphate) in Micrococcus sp. A I (Partridge, Davison & Baddiley, 1971).…”

Structure of the fructose-containing K52 capsular polysaccharide of uropathogenic Escherichia coli O4:K52:H−

“…Structure of the K52 poiysaccharide phosphate linkages and not glycosidic linkages in the true sense, the term polysaccharide is not quite correct for this capsular antigen. Rather, it is reminiscent of complex teichoicacid-like polymers as those described by Archibald et al [31].…”

Modifications of Glycans and Glycoconjugates

“…71 Various yeasts including Candida albicans contain phosphomannans that are high mannose structures containing small percentages of a-mannose-1phospho-6 0 -mannose groups. Walls of Staphylococcus lactis I3 contain a polymer of 1,6-linked N-acetyl-a-glucosamine-1-phosphate.…”