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  • Refined Structure of the Lipophosphoglycan of Leishmania donovani

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    Type:
    Article
    Description/Abstract:
    The primary structure of the major surface glycoconjugate of Leishmania donovani parasites, a lipophosphoglycan, has been further characterized. The repeating PO4-6Galp beta 1-4Man disaccharide units, which are a salient feature of the molecule, are shown to terminate with one of several neutral structures, the most abundant of which is the branched trisaccharide Galp beta 1-4(Manp alpha 1-2)Man. The phosphosaccharide core of lipophosphoglycan, which links the disaccharide repeats to a lipid anchor, contains 2 phosphate residues. One of the core phosphates has previously been localized on O-6 of the galactosyl residue distal to the lipid anchor; the second phosphate is now shown to be on O-6 of the mannosyl residue distal to the anchor and to bear an alpha-linked glucopyranosyl residue. Also, the anomeric configuration of the unusual 3-substituted Galf residue in the phosphosaccharide core is established as beta. The complete structure of the core is thus PO4-6Galp alpha 1-6Galp alpha 1-3Galf beta 1-3[Glcp alpha 1-PO4-6]Manp alpha 1-3Manp alpha 1-4GlcN alpha 1-. This further clarification of the structure of lipophosphoglycan may prove beneficial in determining the structure-function relationships of this highly unusual glycoconjugate.
    Creator/Author:
    Ferguson, Michael A. J.; Turco, Salvatore J.; Gorin, Philip A. J.; Homans, Steven W.; Thomas, Jerry R.; Greis, Kenneth D.; McConville, Malcom J., and Thomas-Oates, Jane E.
    Submitter:
    Kenneth Greis
    Date Uploaded:
    03/01/2017
    Date Modified:
    04/07/2017
    Date Created:
    1992-05
    License:
    All rights reserved