title: Structure of the capsular antigen of Escherichia coli O8:K8:H4.
abstract: The structure of the capsular polysaccharide from Escherichia coli O8:K8:H4 has been elucidated, using mainly methylation analysis, Smith degradation, and 1D- and 2D-n.m.r. spectroscopy. The polysaccharide, after removal of bound lipid, was found to be composed of repeating units of the linear tetrasaccharide. (sequence; see text)
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Parolis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parolis
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Dutton
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial