... Abso-lute configuration analysis demonstrated that Man has aDconfiguration and Rha anLconfiguration. On methylationanalysis, 2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-6-deoxyhexose, 2,3-di-O-methyl-6-deoxyhexose and 2,4,6-tri-O-methyl-hexose ... collected and monitored by measuring phosphorus and hexosecontents. The eluates were combined, dialyzed and lyo-philized. The combined fraction was used as an OPS-richfraction and analyzed by the ... Fatty acids were analyzed bythe method of Ikemoto et al. [17]. Alditol acetate, partiallymethylated alditol acetate, acetylated butyl glycoside and fatty acid methyl ester were analyzed by GC...