title: The structure of the capsular polysaccharide from Klebsiella K43.
abstract: The structure of the capsular polysaccharide from Klebsiella type K43 has been investigated using sugar and methylation analysis, uronic acid degradation, and NMR spectroscopy on the native and the O-deacetylated polysaccharide. It is concluded that the polysaccharide is composed of pentasaccharide repeating units with the structure [formula: see text] The polysaccharide contains approximately 0.4 equiv of O-acetyl group per repeating unit, located at a primary position.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Edebrink
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Widmalm
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nimmich
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial