Nadezhda A. Komandrova

Structure of an acidic O-specific polysaccharide of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis type strain ATCC 14393 containing 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d- and -l-galacturonic acids and 3-(N-acetyl-d-alanyl)amino-3,6-dideoxy-d-glucose

Abstract An acidic O-specific polysaccharide was obtained from the lipopolysaccharide of Pseudoalteromonashaloplanktis ATCC 14393 and found to contain d -galactose, 3-(N-acetyl- d -alanyl)amino-3,6-dideoxy- d -glucose ( d -Qui3N d AlaAc), 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy- d -glucose ( d -QuiNAc4NAc), 2-acetamido-2-deoxy- d - and - l -galacturonic acids ( d - and l -GalNAcA), and O-acetyl groups. On the basis of Smith degradation and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic studies, including 2D COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, 1H, 13C HMQC, and HMBC experiments, the following structure of the pentasaccharide repeating unit of the polysaccharide was established: →4 )- α - l - Gal p NAcA -(1 →3 )- β - d - Qui p NAc4NAc -(1 →2 )- β - d - Qui p3 N d AlaAc -(1 →4 )- α - d - Gal p NAcA -(1 →4 )- α - d - Gal p2,6 Ac 2 -(1 → where O-acetylation of the galactose residue at each position is partial (50–70%).

Structure of a highly acidic O-specific polysaccharide of lipopolysaccharide of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis KMM 223 (44-1) containing l-iduronic acid and d-QuiNHb4NHb

An acidic O-specific polysaccharide was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide isolated by phenol-water extraction of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis strain KMM 223 (44-1). L-Iduronic acid (IdoA) was found to be a component of the polysaccharide and identified by NMR spectroscopy and after carboxyl-reduction followed by acid hydrolysis and acetylation, by GLC-MS as 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-1,6-anhydroidose. On the basis of 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic studies, including 1D NOE, 2D NOESY, HSQC and HMBC experiments, the following structure of the branched pentasaccharide repeating unit of the polysaccharide was established: -->4)-beta-D-GlcpAI-(1-->4)-beta-D-GlcpAII-(1-->3)-beta-D-++ +QuipNHb4NHbII- (1-->2)-alpha-L-IdopA-(-->4 increases 1 alpha-D-QuipNAc4NAcI where QuiNAc4NAc and QuiNHb4NHb are 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxyglucose and 2,4,6-tri-deoxy-2,4- di[(S)-3-hydroxybutyramido]glucose, respectively. This is the first report of L-iduronic acid in a lipopolysaccharide and of D-QuiNHb4NHb in nature.

Structure of an acidic polysaccharide from a marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas distincta KMM 638 containing 5-acetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-7- formamido-L-glycero-L-manno-nonulosonic acid

An acidic polysaccharide was obtained from the lipopolysaccharide of Pseudoalteromonas distincta strain KMM 638, isolated from a marine sponge, and found to contain D-GlcA, D-GalNAc, 2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-D-glucose (D-QuiNAc) and two unusual acidic amino sugars: 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galacturonic acid (D-GalNAcA) and 5-acetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-7-formamido-L-glycero-L-manno-nonulosonic acid (Pse5Ac7Fo, a derivative of pseudaminic acid). Oligosaccharides were derived from the polysaccharide by partial acid hydrolysis and mild alkaline degradation and characterised by electrospray ionisation (ESI) MS and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Based on these data and NMR spectroscopic studies of the initial and O-deacetylated polysaccharides, including quaternary carbon detection, 2D COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, H-detected 1H,13C HMQC and HMBC experiments, the following structure of the branched pentasaccharide repeating unit was established: [structure: see text].

Chemical characterization of lipid A from some marine proteobacteria.

Lipids A from type and wild strains of marine Proteobacteria belonging to Alteromonadaceae (Alteromonas (1 species), Idiomarina (1 species), and Pseudoalteromonas (8 species) genera) and Vibrionaceae (Shewanella (1 species) and Vibrio (1 species) genera) families and Marinomonas genus (1 species) were isolated by hydrolysis of their respective lipopolysaccharides with 1% acetic acid. Based on thin-layer chromatography data, the lipids A studied had low heterogeneity and generated family-specific patterns varying in numbers of bands and their chromatographic mobility. Total chemical analysis of the compounds showed that they contained glucosamine, phosphate, and fatty acids with decanoate (I. zobellii KMM 231T lipid A) or dodecanoate (lipids A of the other bacteria) and 3-hydroxy alkanoates as the major fatty acid components. Unlike terrestrial bacterial lipids A, lipids A of marine Proteobacteria had basically monophosphoryl (except V. fluvialis AQ 0002B lipid A with its two phosphate groups) and pentaacyl (except S. alga 48055 and V. fluvialis AQ 0002B lipids A which were found to have six residues of fatty acids per molecule of glucosamine disaccharide) structural types, low toxicity, and may be useful as potential endotoxin antagonists.

The sulfated O-specific polysaccharide from the marine bacterium Cobetia pacifica KMM 3879T

The O-specific polysaccharide was isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of Cobetia pacifica KMM 3879(T) and studied by chemical methods along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, including 1D TOCSY and 2D (1)H, (1)H-COSY, ROESY, (1)H, (13)C-HSQC, HMBC, H2BC and HMQC-TOCSY experiments. The following new structure of the sulfated O-polysaccharide from the C. pacifica KMM 3879(T) containing rhamnose (Rha), glucose (Glc), and galactose (Gal) was established: where R is -SO3H.

Structure of an acidic O-specific polysaccharide of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans KMM 232 (R-form)

An acidic O-specific polysaccharide containing L-rhamnose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose, 2,6-dideoxy-2-(N-acetyl-L-threonine)amino-D-galactose, and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-mannuronic acid was obtained by mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide of the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans KMM 232 (R-form) followed by gel-permeation chromatography. The polysaccharide was subjected to Smith degradation to give a modified polysaccharide with trisaccharide repeating unit containing L-threonine. The initial and modified polysaccharides were studied by sugar analysis and 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, including COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, and HSQC experiments, and the structure of the branched tetrasaccharide repeating unit of the polysaccharide was established.

Structure and anticancer activity of sulfated O-polysaccharide from marine bacterium Cobetia litoralis KMM 3880T

We presented the structure of the polysaccharide moiety and anticancer activity in vitro of the sulfated lipopolysaccharide isolated from the marine bacterium Cobetia litoralis KMM 3880(T). The structure of O-polysaccharide was investigated by chemical methods along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. The O-polysaccharide was built up of branched trisaccharide repeating units consist of D-glucose (D-Glcр), D-mannose (D-Manр) and sulfated 3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo5S): →7-β-Kdoр4Ac5S-(2→4)-[β-d-Glcp-(1→2)-]-β-d-Manр6Ac-1→. We demonstrated that the lipopolysaccharide and О-deacetylated O-polysaccharide from Cobetia litoralis KMM 3880(T) inhibited a colony formation of human melanoma SK-MEL-28 and colorectal carcinoma HTC-116 cells.

Structure of acidic o-specific polysaccharide from the marine bacterium Cellulophaga baltica

The structure of an acidic O-specific polysaccharide from the marine bacterium Cellulophaga baltica was established by chemical methods and NMR spectroscopy. The polysaccharide was shown to consist of repeating tetrasaccharide units containing two mannose residues, one N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residue, and one D-glucuronic acid residue. An O-acetyl group was also found in the polysaccharide in nonstoichiometric amount. The polysaccharide had the following structure:

The O-specific polysaccharide of the marine bacterium Rheinheimera pacifica KММ 1406T containing d- and l-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-galacturonic acids

The O-specific polysaccharide was isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of Rheinheimera pacifica KММ 1406T and studied by chemical methods along with 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. It was shown that the polysaccharide contains one residue each of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose (D-GalNAc), 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D- and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-L-galacturonic acids (D-GalNAcA, L-GalNAcA), 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-D-glucose (D-QuiNAc4NAc), and 4-(N-acetyl-D-alanyl)amino-4,6-dideoxy-D-glucose (D-Qui4NAlaAc) and has the following structure: →4)-α-D-GalpNAc-(1→4)-α-L-GalpNAcA-(1→3)-β-D-QuipNAc4NAc-(1→2)-β-D-Quip4NDAlaAc-(1→4)-α-D-GalpNAcA-(1→

The new sulfated O-specific polysaccharide from marine bacterium Cobetia pacifica KMM 3878, containing 3,4-O-[(S)-1-carboxyethylidene]-d-galactose and 2,3-O-disulfate-d-galactose

The O-specific polysaccharide was isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of Cobetia pacifica KMM 3878 and studied by chemical methods along with (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy, including, 1D TOCSY and 2D (1)H, (1)H COSY, (1)H, (13)C HSQC, (1)H, (1)H ROESY, (1)H, (13)C HMBC and (1)H, (13)C H2BC experiments. The following new structure of the sulfated O-polysaccharide from C. pacifica KMM 3878 containing 3,4-O-[(S)-1-carboxyethylidene]-D-galactose and 2,3-O-disulfate-D-galactose was established: →4)-β-D-Gal2,3R-(1→6)-β-D-Gal3,4(S-Pyr)-(1→6)-β-D-Gal-(1→ Where R is -SO3H.