Abstract
d-Galacto- d-mannan fractions were isolated from six common Canadian lichens having ascomycetous mycosymbionts, namely Parmelia sulcata, Stereocaulon paschale, Peltigera aphthosa, Letharia vulpina, Actinogyra muehlenbergii, and an Usnea sp. Their chemical structures were compared with each other and those of six species previously investigated; only Parmelia sulcata and Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss) contained galactomannans of closely related structures. The structural diversity depends on substituents on the (1→6)-linked α- d-mannopyranosyl main-chains. The side-chains occur as monosubstituents at O-2 or O-4 or as disubstituents at O-2,4. Frequently, the main-chain units are unsubstituted. Thus far, eight types of substitution have been recognized ( 1–8) in which β- d-Gal p is linked (1→4), α- d-Gal p and α- d-Man p (1→2), and β- d-Gal f (1→4).
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