title: Structural determination of the capsular polysaccharide produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K40. NMR studies of the oligosaccharide obtained upon depolymerisation of the polysaccharide with a bacteriophage-associated endoglycanase.
abstract: The Klebsiella pneumoniae K40 capsular polysaccharide has been isolated and investigated by use of methylation analysis, specific degradations and NMR spectroscopy. The polysaccharide was depolymerised by a bacteriophage-associated endogalactosidase, and the resulting oligosaccharide was characterised by one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy and direct chemical ionisation MS. The repeating unit of the K40 capsular polysaccharide was shown to be a linear hexasaccharide with the composition-->3)- alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->2)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->4)-alpha-D-GlcpA++ +-(1-->2-)- alpha-D-Manp-(1-->2)-alpha-D-Manp-(1-->3)-alpha-D-Galp-(1--> (Rha, rhamnose).
authors: Dipartimento di Biochimica, Biofisica e Chimica delle Macromolecole, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Cescutti
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Toffanin
authors: B J
authors: BJ
authors: Kvam
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Paoletti
authors: G G
authors: GG
authors: Dutton
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000201:enzymology; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002480:Cellulase / Q000378:metabolism; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011108:Polymers; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013402:Sugar Alcohols; D002480:Cellulase