title: Full assignment of the proton and carbon NMR spectra and revised structure for the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae type 17F.
abstract: Full proton, 13C and 31P NMR assignments for the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 17F are reported, and a revised structure differing in the anomeric configuration of the sidechain beta-Galp residue proposed. This polysaccharide is a component of the current 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine. The implications of this revised structure for published work are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Molecular Structure, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Herts, UK. cjones@nibsc.ac.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whitley
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authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lemercinier
mesh_terms: D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008745:Methylation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D011134:Polysaccharides