Abequose Explained

Abequose is a hexose and a 3,6-dideoxysugar. It is a constituent of the in O-specific chains in lipopolysaccharides that occur in certain serotypes of Salmonella[1] [2] and Citrobacter bacteria.[3] It is the enantiomer of colitose.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abequose . Oxford Reference . May 24, 2022 .
  2. 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)93419-8 . free . Biosynthesis of a Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide . 1968 . Osborn . M. J. . Weiner . I. M. . Journal of Biological Chemistry . 243 . 10 . 2631–2639 .
  3. 10.1016/j.carres.2009.06.005 . Structure of an abequose-containing O-polysaccharide from Citrobacter freundii O22 strain PCM 1555 . 2009 . Katzenellenbogen . Ewa . Kocharova . Nina A. . Toukach . Philip V. . Górska . Sabina . Korzeniowska-Kowal . Agnieszka . Bogulska . Maria . Gamian . Andrzej . Knirel . Yuriy A. . Carbohydrate Research . 344 . 13 . 1724–1728 . 19576576 .

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