Cell wall teichoic acids of two Brevibacterium strains

Structurally identical teichoic acids were detected in cell walls of two soil isolates assigned to Brevibacterium linens based on phylogenetic data. Both cell walls contain unsubstituted 1,3-poly(glycerol phosphate) and poly(glycosylglycerol phosphate). Repeating units of the latter--alpha-D-GlcpNAc...

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Published in:Biochemistry (Moscow) 2004-06, Vol.69 (6), p.658-664
Main Authors: Shashkov, A S, Potekhina, N V, Evtushenko, L I, Naumova, I B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Bacteria
Brevibacterium - chemistry
Brevibacterium - classification
Brevibacterium - cytology
Carbohydrate Sequence
Cell Wall - chemistry
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Molecular Sequence Data
Phosphates
Plant cell walls
Species Specificity
Teichoic Acids - analysis
Teichoic Acids - chemistry
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Summary:Structurally identical teichoic acids were detected in cell walls of two soil isolates assigned to Brevibacterium linens based on phylogenetic data. Both cell walls contain unsubstituted 1,3-poly(glycerol phosphate) and poly(glycosylglycerol phosphate). Repeating units of the latter--alpha-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->4)-beta-D-Galp-(1-->1)-Gro--are bound by phosphodiester bonds including OH-3 of galactose and OH-3 of glycerol. Some of the N-acetylglucosamine residues have 4,6-pyruvic acid acetal, amounts of the latter in the two strains being unequal. Species-specificity of the structures of teichoic acids in the genus Brevibacterium is discussed.
ISSN:0006-2979
1608-3040
DOI:10.1023/B:BIRY.0000033739.24092.2d