Comparison of R- and S-form lipopolysaccharides fractionated from Escherichia coli UKT-B lipopolysaccharide in pyrogen and Limulus tests |
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Authors: | Tetsuo Komuro Chikako Yomota Toshio Kimura Chris Galanos |
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Institution: | National Institute of Hygienic Sciences, Osaka Branch, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Different LPS was shown to have a relatively different proportion of O-specific chain-less (R-form) LPS by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) with sodium deoxycholate (DOC). By using DOC-PAGE, S-form LPS having O-chain with approximately 11 repeating units on average (S-Fr) and O-chain-less LPS (R-Fr) were separated from Escherichia coli UKT-B S-form LPS. Significantly stronger pyrogenicity was observed in R-Fr than in S-Fr when measured on the weight basis. Similar result was observed in Limulus test. Comparing biological activities of different S-form LPS, attention should be given to the amounts of co-existing R-form LPS. |
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Keywords: | Lipopolysaccharide Sodium deoxycholate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis SDS-PAGE |
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