STUDIES OF STREPTOCOCCAL CELL WALLS IV
- 1 July 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 78 (1) , 79-81
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.78.1.79-81.1959
Abstract
L-Rhamnose was isolated from cell walls of group A streptococci grown in media containing specifically labelled glucose. 90% of the radioactivity recovered in rhamnose obtained from cells grown in 1-C14 glucose media was found in carbon 1. 80-90% of the radioactivity recovered in cell-wall rhamnose from 6-C14 glucose media was found in carbons 5 and 6. The data support the view that L-rhamnose is derived solely from D-glucose without cleavage of the glucose carbon skeleton.Keywords
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