Structure of the O-polysaccharide of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis O:2b

The O-polysaccharide was isolated by hydrolysis of the lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia pseudo tuberculosis O:2b, and studied by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. The following structure of the polysaccharide was established: [GRAPHICS] where Abe stands for 3,6-dideoxy-D-xylo-hexose (abequose). (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.