α-D-Rha4NFo (1,2)-α-D-Rha4NFo (1,3)-α-D-Rha4NFo(1,2)-α-D-Rha4NFo-1-OCH₃

Brucella is a gram-negative bacteria that causes brucellosis, or undulant fever, and is transmited via animals particularly cattle; The Brucella M antigen differs from the Brucella A antigen by the presence of several ci 1,3 linkages in an otherwise ci 1,2-linked homopolymer of 4,6-dideoxy-4-formamido-D-mannose (Rha4NFo)

Other Names: Brucella M Tetrasaccharide

References: J.W. Cherwonogrodzky, M.B. Perry, D.R. Bundle, Can J Microbiol. 1987, 33, 979.