Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 28, 450-454, Copyright © 1987 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Structural study of the asparagine-linked oligosaccharides of lipophorin in locusts
E Nagao and H Chino
The complete structure of oligosaccharides from locust lipophorin was
studied. The asparagine-linked oligosaccharides were first liberated from
the protein moiety of lipophorin by digestion with almond glycopeptidase
(N-oligosaccharide glycopeptidase, EC 3.5.1.52). Two major oligosaccharides
(E and F), separated by subsequent thin-layer chromatography, were analyzed
by methylation analysis and 1H-NMR. Based on the experimental data, the
whole structure of oligosaccharide E was identified as Man alpha 1----2Man
alpha 1----6(Man alpha 1----2Man alpha 1----3) Man alpha 1----6(Man alpha
1----2Man alpha 1----2Man alpha 1----3)Man beta 1----4GlcNAc beta
1----4GlcNAc. The data also revealed that oligosaccharide F is identical
with oligosaccharide E in the structure, except for one glucose residue
that is linked to the nonreducing terminal Man alpha 1----2 residue.