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Ghosts of Micrococcus lysodeikticus contain a mannan that is not removed by intensive washing procedures. Purified mannan, isolated by extraction of whole cells with hot, aqueous phenol, binds to membranes in vitro. Mannan also binds to DEAE-cellulose and migrates toward the anode in neutral and sodium dodecyl sulfate disc gel electrophoresis. In aqueous solution mannan has an apparent molecular weight of 10-6, but in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate its apparent molecular weight is 50,000 to 100,000; removal of the detergent results in reaggregation. Purified mannan contains mannose, succinate, fatty acid, and glycerol in a ratio of 50:4.9:2.1:1.0. Treatment of mannan with mild base produces a neutral, hydrophilic polysaccharide of relatively low molecular weight that has no affinity for membranes. At least 90% of the reducing termini are blocked in a base-stable linkage. Based on these results a tentative structure is proposed for the mannan.
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