title: Structural studies of the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae type 2, a reinvestigation.
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)
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lindquist
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Henrichsen
mesh_terms: D006868:Hydrolysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial