Abstract
The chemical structure of glycolipid of Selenomonas ruminantium cell wall was to be elucidated. The bacterial cells were treated in hot TCA and the glycolipid fractions were extracted by the solvent $CHCl_3\;:\;CH_3OH$ (1 : 3). The extracted glycolipids fraction was further separated by acetone extraction. The acetone soluble fraction was named as the spot A-compound. The acetone insoluble but ether soluble fraction was named as the spot B-compound. These two compounds were examined for elucidation of their chemical structure. The results were as follows: 1. The IR spectral analysis showed that O-acyl and N-acyl fatty acids were linked to glucosamine moiety in the spot A-compound. However in the spot B-compound in addition to O and N-acyl acids phosphorus was shown to be attached to glucosamine. 2. It was recognized by gas liquid chromatography that spot A compound contained beta-OH $C_{13:0}$ fatty acid in predominance in addition to the fatty acid with beta-OH $C_{9:0}$, whereas the spot B compound was composed of the predominant fatty acid of beta-OH $C_{13:0}$ with small amount of beta-OH $C_{9:0}$. 3. According to the paper chromatographic analysis of hydrazinolysis products of the spot A compound, a compound of a similar Rf value as the chitobiose was recognized, which indicated a structure of two molecules glucosamine condensed. The low Rf value of the hydrazinolysis product of the spot B-compound confirmed the presence of phosphorus attached to glucosamine. 4. The appearance of arabinose resulting from. ninhydrin decomposition of the acid hydrolyzate of the spot A compound indicated that the amino group is attached to $C_2$ of glucosamine. 5. The amount of glucosamine in the N-acetylated spot A compound decreased in half of the original content by the treatment. with $NaBH_4$, indicating that there are two molecules of glucosamines in the spot A compound. The presence of 1, 6-linkage between two molecules of glucosamine was suggested by the Morgan-Elson reaction and confirmed by the periodate decomposition test. 6. By the action of ${\beta}-N-acetyl$ glucosaminidase the N-acetylated spot A compound was completely decomposed into N-acetyl glucosamine, whereas the spot B compound was not. This indicated the spot A compound has a beta-linkage. 7. When phosphodiesterase or phosphomonoesterase acted on $^{32}P-labeled$ spot B compound, $^{32}P$ was not released by phosphodiesterase, but completely released by phosphomonoesterase. This indicated that one phosphorus is linked to glucosamine moiety. 8. The spot A compound is assumed to have the following chemical structure: That is glucosaminyl, ${\beta}-1$, 6-glucosamine to which O-acyl and N-acyl fatty acids are linked, of which the predominant fatty acid is beta-OH $C_{13:0}$ fatty acid in addition to beta-OH $C_{9:0}$ fatty acid 9. The spot B compound is likely to have the linkage of $glucosaminyl-{\beta}-1$, 6-glucosamine to which phosphorus is linked in monoester linkage. Furthermore both O-acyl and N-acyl fatty acids contained beta-OH $C_{13:0}$ fatty acid predominantly in addition to beta-OH $C_{9:0}$ fatty acid.
Selenomonas ruminantium 균체(菌體)를 TCA로 가열(加熱) 분해(分解)한 후 chloroform : methanol (1 : 3)로 추출(抽出)한 당지질(糖脂質)을 분리(分離)하고 이 당지질(糖脂質)을 acetone가용부분(可溶部分) spot A화합물(化合物)과 acetone불용부분(不溶部分)에서 ether로 다시 가용부분(可溶部分)을 추출(抽出)한 spot B화합물(化合物)의 두 부분(部分)으로 분리(分離)하고 이 두 화합물(化合物)에 대(對)하여 각각(各各) 그 화학구조(化學構造)를 구명(究明)하며 당지질(糖脂質)의 구조(構造)를 추정(推定)한 바 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 두 화합물(化合物)의 적외선흡수분석결과(赤外線吸收分析結果) spot A는 amino당(糖)에 O-acyl 및 N-acyl지방산(脂肪酸)이 결합(結合)하였으며 spot B는 amino당(糖)에 O-acyl 및 N-acyl지방산(脂肪酸)이 결합(結合)하고 인(燐)을 함유(含有)하고 있음을 알았다. 2. 두 화합물(化合物)을 GLC에 의(依)하여 지방산조성(脂肪酸組成)을 조사(調査)한 바 spot A.B화합물중(化合物中)에 있는 O-acyl 및 N-acyl 지방산(脂肪酸)은 ${\beta}-OH\;C_{13:0}$지방산(脂肪酸)이 대부분(大部分)이 였는데 저급(低級)의 hydroxy지방산(脂肪酸) ${\beta}-OH\;C_{9:0}$도 특이적(特異的)으로 함유(含有)되여 있음을 알았다. 3. 두 화합물(化合物)을 hydrazine분해(分解)를 시킨 결과(結果)를 paper chromatography로 조사(調査)한 바 spot A화합물(化合物)은 glucosamine 이 2분자(分子) 결합(結合)하여 있는 chitobiose와 같은 Rf 치(値)를 나타냈음으로 2분자(分子)의 glucosamine이 결합(結合)됨을 확인(確認)하고 spot B 화합물(化合物)의 낮은 Rf치(値)는 glucosamine에 인(燐)이 결합(結合)되여 있음을 알았다. 4. spotA화합물(化合物)의 산분해물(酸分解物)을 다시 ninbydrine으로 산화분해(酸化分解) 시키면 arabinose만이 생기는 것으로 보아 glucosamine의 amino기(基)는 $C_2$의 위치(位置)에 결합(結合)하여 있음을 알았다. 5. N-acetyl화(化)한 spot A에 $NaBH_4$를 추리(處理)한 결과(結果) glucosamine의 전량(全量)이 반감(半減)하는 것으로 보아 2분자(分子)의 glucosamine이 결합(結合)되여 있는 것을 알 수 있고 Morgan-Elson반응(反應) 및 $NaIO_4$분해(分解)에 의(依)하여 2개(個)의 glucosamine은 1.6결합(結合)임을 확인(確認)하였다. 6. N-acetyl화(化)한 spot A.B화합물(化合物)에 ${\beta}-N-acetyl$ glucosarninidase를 반응(反應)시킨 결과(結果) spot A화합물(化合物)은 100% N-acetyl glucosamine으로 분해(分解)되고 spot B화합물(化合物)은 분해(分解)되지 않았으므로 spot A화합물(化合物)만이 ${\beta}$결합(結合)을 하고 있음을 알았다. 7. $^{32}P$함유(含有) spot B화합물(化合物)에 phosphodiesterase 및 phosphomonoesterase를 작용(作用)시킨 결과(結果) phosphodiesterase는 반응(反應)치 않고 phosphomonoesterase에 의(依)하여 100% $^{32}P$가 유리(遊離)되는 것으로 보아 glucosamine 2분자(分子)에 한계의 인(燐)이 monoester결합(結合)을 하고 있음을 알 수 있다. 8. spot A화합물(化合物)은 glucosaminiyl ${\beta}-1.6-glucosamine$의 결합(結合)을 하였고 O-acyl 및 N-acyl지방산(脂肪酸)이 결합(結合)되여 있으며 주지방산(主脂肪酸)은 ${\beta}-OH\;C_{13:0}$임을 알았다. 9. spot B화합물(化合物)도 glucosaminyl ${\beta}-1.6-glucosamine$의 결합(結合)을 하고 O-acyl 및 N-acyl지방산(脂肪酸)이 결합(結合)되여 있으며 주지방산(主脂肪酸)은 ${\beta}-OH\;C_{13:0}$이나 인(燐)이 monoester결합(結合)을 하고 있는 것이 spot A화합물(化合物)과 특이(特異)함을 알았다.