| Literature DB >> 7585708 |
M Nagaoka1, H Shibata, I Kimura, S Hashimoto, K Kimura, H Sawada, T Yokokura.
Abstract
The major fraction of rhamnogalactan was isolated from the cell wall of Bifidobacterium longum YIT4028 by treatment with N-acetylmuramidase. This polysaccharide was composed of rhamnose and galactose in a molar ratio of about 2:3. The 13C NMR spectrum indicated that it contained a pentasaccharides repeating unit. This observation, and the results of Smith degradation, partial acid hydrolysis and methylation analysis led to the conclusion that its structure is [formula: see text]Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7585708 DOI: 10.1016/0008-6215(95)00076-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Carbohydr Res ISSN: 0008-6215 Impact factor: 2.104