Structure of the ribitol teichoic acid from the walls of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>

Abstract

When [1:2 -14C2]ethanolamine, DL-[3-14C]serine, L-[3H]serine or D-[3H]serine was administered orally to earthworms, serine ethanolamine phosphodiester and lombricine were found to be radioactively labelled.