title: Confirmation of the D configuration of the 2-substituted arabinitol 1-phosphate residue in the capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 17F.
abstract: The absolute configuration of the 2-substituted arabinitol 1-phosphate residue present in the repeating unit of the capsular polysaccharide (CPS) from Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 17F is confirmed as D, based on a comparison of proton and carbon chemical shifts in a synthetic oligosaccharide and in an oligosaccharide derived from the CPS by degradation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Molecular Structure, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Herts EN6 3QG, UK. cjones@nibsc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: Jacques H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: van Boom
authors.forename: J Grant
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Buchanan
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000737:chemistry; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013402:Sugar Alcohols; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; C094780:pneumococcal polysaccharide type 17F; C014999:arabitol