Table 1. Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) analysis conditions (HPLC)

Instrument Condition
Column YMC Hydrosphere C18 column (YMC, Kyoto, Japan)
Mobile phase 0.1M ammonium acetate (pH 4.7): 1-propanol=9:1 (v/v)
Detector (detection) Photodiode Array Detector W996 (257 nm; Waters, Milford, CT, USA)
Flow rate 0.8 mL/min
Injection volume 15 μL
HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography.