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The teichuronic acid of cell walls of Bacillus subtilis W23 grown in a chemostat under phosphate limitation.

The Biochemical journal ·Vol. 147 ·No. 1 ·1975-04-00 ·Pages 187-9

Wright J, Heckels JE

Abstract

Cell walls of Bacillus subtilis W23 contain teichuronic acid when grown in a chemostat under phosphate limitation at a low dilution rate, but teichoic acid at a higher dilution rate. The teichuronic acid was purified and shown to be a polymer of glucuronic acid and N-acetylgalactosamine.

MeSH Terms
Acetylgalactosamine/analogs & derivatives,isolation & purification Bacillus subtilis/metabolism Cell Wall/metabolism Galactosamine/analogs & derivatives Glucuronates/metabolism Phosphates Polymers Teichoic Acids/metabolism Uronic Acids
Chemicals
Glucuronates Phosphates Polymers Teichoic Acids Uronic Acids teichuronic acid Galactosamine Acetylgalactosamine
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Wright J
Heckels J E
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Article Info
Journal
The Biochemical journal
Abbr.
Biochem J
ISSN
0264-6021
DOI
10.1042/bj1470187
Published
1975-04-00
Pages
187-9
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
2984726R
PMCID
PMC1165391
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1042/bj1470187 PMC Full Text View journal details
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