Occurrence of pyruvic acid in capsular polysaccharides from various Klebsiella species.
Capsular polysaccharide materials from several different klebsiella serotypes were demonstrated to contain an alpha-keto acid characterized as pyruvic acid. Linkage to the capsular polysaccharides was shown to be acid labile and alkali stable, suggesting ketosidic rather than ester linkages.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001322:Autoanalysis; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002621:Chemistry; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003956:Dialysis; D006865:Hydrogenation; D006868:Hydrolysis; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007651:Keto Acids / Q000032:analysis; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000032:analysis*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000032:analysis*; D012703:Serotyping; D012997:Solvents; D013045:Species Specificity
D000596:Amino Acids; D007651:Keto Acids; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D011773:Pyruvates; D012997:Solvents