title: The structure of the capsular polysaccharide from Cryptococcus neoformans serotype D.
abstract: The capsular polysaccharide from Cryptococcus neoformans serotype D has been studied by employing the usual methods for the elucidation of chemical structure. The results are consistent with the occurrence of a polysaccharide having both D-glucosyl-uronic acid and D-xylosyl groups present as nonreducing end-groups attached to O-2 of D-mannosyl residues which are linked alpha-D-(1 leads to 3) in a linear backbone.
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000276:immunology*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000276:immunology*; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial