Neuraminic acid is alpha 2-->3 linked in the lipooligosaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B strain 6275
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- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 175 (14), 4565-4568
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.175.14.4565-4568.1993
Abstract
We have analyzed the sialylated lipooligosaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis 6275. Sialylated oligosaccharide released from strain 6275 lipooligosaccharide by mild hydrolysis was determined to contain N-acetylneuraminic acid linked alpha 2-->3 to terminal galactose as shown below. [formula: see text]Keywords
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