The O-specific polysaccharides structures of Pseudomonas strains isolated from the Ficus elastica.

Two Pseudomonas strains were isolated from the Ficus elastica leaves. The O-antigens were obtained using phenol-water method and mild acid degradation. The following structures of the O-polysaccharides were established by sugar analysis and 2D NMR spectroscopy: OPS of Pseudomonas psychrotolerans BIM B-1171 G -2)[aDGlcp(1-3)]bDRhap(1-3)aDManp(1-3)aDRhap(1- OPS of Pseudomonas sp.

O-specific polysaccharides structures of Pseudomonas strains isolated from the strawberry leaves.

Two Pseudomonas strains were isolated from the strawberry leaves. The O-antigens were obtained using phenol-water method and mild acid degradation. The following structures of the O-polysaccharides were established by sugar analysis and 2D NMR spectroscopy: OPS of Pseudomonas koreensis BIM B-970G →3)-α-D-FucNAcp-(1 → 2)-β-D-Quip3NAc-(1 → 3)-α-L-6dTalp4OAc-(1→ OPS of Pseudomonas oryzihabitans BIM B-1072G →4)-α-L-FucpNAm3OAc-(1 → 3)-α-D-QuipNAc-(1 → 4)-β-D-GlcpNAc3NAcA-(1→ Where Am - acetimidoyl.

Beneficial microbiota. Probiotics and pharmaceutical products in functional nutrition and medicine.

The article is mainly devoted to such representatives of gut microbiota as lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria, with minor accent on less frequently used or new probiotic microorganisms. Positive effects in treatment and prevention of diseases by different microbial groups, their metabolites and mechanisms of action, management and market of probiotic products are considered.

Structures of cell-wall glycopolymers of Lactobacillus rhamnosus BIM B-1039.

Glycopolymers of two types were isolated from the cell wall of Lactobacillus rhamnosus BIM B-1039 by stepwise extraction with cold and hot 10% aq CClCOH followed by anion-exchange gel chromatography. The following structures of the glycopolymers were established by sugar analysis, Smith degradation and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy.

Investigation of O-polysaccharides from bacterial strains of Pseudomonas genus as potential receptors of bacteriophage BIM BV-45.

The structure of potential bacteriophage receptors located on cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria deposited at Belarusian collection of microorganisms was investigated. Studies by 1D and 2D H and C NMR spectroscopy enabled to elucidate the structure of the O-specific polysaccharides (OPS) constituting lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of some Pseudomonas species. The capacity of bacteriophage to adsorb to LPS molecules was tested.

Structures of O-specific polysaccharides of Pseudomonas psyhrotolerans BIM B-1158G.

Strain of Pseudomonas psychrotolerans was cultured on the nutrient agar and in a liquid nutrient broth. Bacterial cells were phage-typed with bacteriophages specific to Pseudomonas. O-antigen was isolated from cells using phenol-water method and mild acid degradation.

Linear α-(1 → 6)-d-glucan from Bifidobacterium bifidum BIM В-733D is low molecular mass biopolymer with unique immunochemical properties.

Role of microorganisms in induction of/protection from autoimmune diseases is proven though molecular mechanisms and bacterial/viral/yeast biopolymers responsible for these effects are in the research stage. Autoantobodies (AAbs) to thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) as well as AAbs to transglutaminase 2 (anti-TG2) and antibodies to gliadins (anti-gliadins) are serological markers of autoimmune thyroid disease and celiac disease, respectively, and players in pathogenesis of these autoimmune diseases. In current study, biopolymer of Bifidobacterium bifidum BIM В-733D that interacts selectively with anti-gliadins (Bb-G) was isolated by affinity chromatography with anti-gliadins, purified by size exclusion chromatography on TSK 40 gel and identified by NMR as linear α-(1 → 6)-d-glucan with molecular mass about 5000 Da.

Structural analysis of the O-polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas putida BIM B-1100.

Two specific polysaccharides, together with an →4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→ glucan (bacterial glycogen), were obtained from a lipopolysaccharide preparation isolated from the bacterium Pseudomonas putida BIM B-1100 by phenol/water extraction. The following structures of the polysaccharides were established by composition analysis, Smith degradation, ESI-MS, and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy.

Structures of cell-wall phosphate-containing glycopolymers of Bifidobacterium longum BIM B-476-D.

Glycopolymers with oligosaccharyl phosphate repeats of two types and ribitol and glycerol teichoic acids were isolated from cell wall of Bifidobacterium longum BIM B-476-D by stepwise extraction with 10% CCl3CO2H. The following structures of the glycopolymers were established by sugar analysis, selective cleavage with aq 2% HOAc, dephosphorylation with 48% HF, 2D NMR spectroscopy, and high-resolution ESI MS: [structure: see text]. The ribitol teichoic acid also contains minor D-alanine, whose position was not determined.

Structure of the major O-specific polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas fluorescens BIM B-582: identification of 4-deoxy-D-xylo-hexose as a component of bacterial polysaccharides.

A novel constituent of bacterial polysaccharides, 4-deoxy-D-xylo-hexose (D-4dxylHex), was found in the major O-specific polysaccharide from the lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas fluorescens BIM B-582. D-4dxylHex was isolated in the free state by paper chromatography after full acid hydrolysis of the polysaccharide and identified by GLC-mass spectrometry, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and specific rotation. It occurs as a lateral substituent in ∼40% of the oligosaccharide repeating units, making the polysaccharide devoid of strict regularity.

Structure of the cell wall polysaccharides of probiotic bifidobacteria Bifidobacteriumbifidum BIM B-465.

The composition and structure of cell wall polysaccharides of a biotechnologically promising probiotic strain of bifidobacteria Bifidobacteriumbifidum BIM B-465 were established by monosaccharide and methylation analyses along with 2D (1)H-(1)H homonuclear and (1)H-(13)C heteronuclear correlation NMR spectroscopy. The major polysaccharide represents a branched glucogalactan consisting of heptasaccharide repeating units having the following structure: -->6)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1-->3)-beta-D-Galf-(1-->3)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1-->2)-beta-D-Galf-(1-->3)-alpha-D-Galp-(1-->3)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1--> [structure: see the text]. The second isolated polysaccharide is a branched glucan with the main chain of (1-->6)-linked alpha-d-glucopyranose residues, approximately 60% of which are 2-substituted with a single alpha-d-glucopyranosyl group.

A novel procedure for the isolation of glycolipids from Bifidobacterium adolescentis 94 BIM using supercritical carbon dioxide.

This study describes a novel isolation procedure for major glycolipids from Bifidobacterium adolescentis 94 BIM. The procedure consists of the use of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2)) with hydro-methanolic solution as co-solvent. The major glycolipids were isolated using the following operating conditions: pressure, 30 MPa, co-solvent concentration, 10% (9:1, methanol/water, v/v), CO(2) flow rate, 5 g/min, extraction time and temperature, 2h and 55 degrees C, respectively.