Abstract
1. 1. The polysaccharide and glycolipid composition in Tritrichomonas foetus was studied by paper, thin-layer and gas-liquid chromatographic analysis. 2. 2. The carbohydrate components of the polysaccharide were glucose (47%), galactose (34%) and mannose (19%). N- acetylneuraminic acid was the sialic acid derivative characterized in the flagellate whole cells. 3. 3. The sialic acid density was estimated as 2.7 × 10 7 residues/cell. 4. 4. The long-chain base dihydrosphingosine, the carbohydrates galactose (67%), glucose (21%) and mannose (12%) as well as the fatty acids myristic (48%) and palmitic (52%) acids were characterized as components of the total glycolipids of T. foetus. 5. 5. Total glycolipids were fractionated: a galacocerebroside and a ganglioside were identified.
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