Escherichia coli O111 is a critical pathogenic E. coli serotype that causes severe, potentially fatal complications. Despite its reported variation, only one structure of the O-antigen polysaccharide from E. coli O111 has been reported. Here, a substructure of the O-antigen from E. coli O111 was characterized using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and NMR analysis. MALDI glycotyping revealed differing O-antigen repeating unit masses of Δm/z 787 and 828 in the E. coli strains and lipopolysaccharides from the O111 serogroup. This variation was caused by the replacement of the hexose residue with hexosamine in the repeating units, which was further confirmed by LIFT-TOF/TOF analysis. Structural elucidation of the O111 substructure by NMR analysis further demonstrated replacement of the hydroxyl group with an N-acetyl group on the terminal glucose residue of the O-antigen pentasaccharide repeating unit. To our knowledge, this study is the first to provide a detailed structural analysis of a new O-antigen substructure from the E. coli O111 serogroup.
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