Term Name: | [2)-alpha-L-Rhap3/4Ac-(1->] residue |
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Synonyms: | 3/4-O-acetylated (1-2)-rhamnopyranose residue |
Definition: | A monosaccharide residue obtained formally by removal of the anomeric hydroxy group and the hydrogen attached to the 2-oxygen of L-rhamnopyranose in which either the 3- or 4-hydroxy group is acetylated. The structure provided is representative of that found as the 3/4-O-acetylated Rha(III) epitope in Shigella flexneri strain 51251 and shows the acetylation at O-3, the more common site. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:78849] ( EBI ) |