Structural studies of the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae type 2, a reinvestigation

P E Jansson; B Lindberg; M Anderson; U Lindquist; J Henrichsen

doi:10.1016/0008-6215(88)84095-3

Structural studies of the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae type 2, a reinvestigation

Carbohydr Res. 1988 Oct 15;182(1):111-7. doi: 10.1016/0008-6215(88)84095-3.

Authors

P E Jansson¹, B Lindberg, M Anderson, U Lindquist, J Henrichsen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, University of Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 3242800
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6215(88)84095-3

Abstract

The structure of the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae type 2 has been reinvestigated, specific degradations and n.m.r. spectroscopy being the main methods used. It is concluded that the polysaccharide is composed of hexasaccharide repeating-units having the following structure, which differs from that previously proposed. formula; see text)

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Hydrolysis
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Polysaccharides, Bacterial / analysis*
Polysaccharides, Bacterial / isolation & purification
Streptococcus pneumoniae / analysis*

Substances

Polysaccharides, Bacterial