Abstract

Abstract A new disaccharide was isolated from the jelly coat of the eggs of the sea urchin Pseudocentrotus depressus. Chemical and chromatographical assays suggest it is fucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-N-glycolylneuraminic acid.

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  • A Novel Sialic Acid and Fucose-containing Disaccharide Isolated from the Jelly Coat of Sea Urchin Eggs*

  • A new disaccharidewas isolated from the jelly coat of the eggs of the sea urchin Pseudocenfrofus depressus

  • The presenceof additional sialic acid compoundswas detected in revealedtwo main components;onecorrespondedto N-glycolylneuraminic acid and a second,faster band correspondedto a the mixt’urc resulting from mild acid hydrolysis of the starting material (1)

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THE JOURNALOFBIOLOGICALCEIEMISTRY

Vol 248, No 2, Issue of January 25, pp. 629-631, 1973 Printed in U.S.A. A Novel Sialic Acid and Fucose-containing Disaccharide Isolated from the Jelly Coat of Sea Urchin Eggs*. KYOKO HOTTA AND MASAHAR~ KUROKAWA From the Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Xagamiharashi, Kanagawa, Japan SABURO ISAKA From the Department of Biology, Tolqo 2lfelropolitarz U~~iwrsity, Sefagayaku, Tokyo, Japarl

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