ANTIGENIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GROUPS B AND G STREPTOCOCCI.
Trypsinized cell walls of Group B hemolytic streptococci are composed of a group-specific carbohydrate and mucopeptide. The carbohydrate extracted with hot formamide is composed of rhamnose, N-acetylglucosamine, and galactose. Quantitative precipitin inhibition studies have shown that L rhamose is the significant component of the antigenic determinant. The cross-reactivity between B and G carbohydrates is dependent upon the fact that Lrhamose is a determinant sugar in both antigens.
D000941:Antigens; D002241:Carbohydrates; D002462:Cell Membrane; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D000939:Epitopes; D005690:Galactose; D007106:Immune Sera; D010455:Peptides; D013291:Streptococcus; D014357:Trypsin
D000941:Antigens; D002241:Carbohydrates; D000939:Epitopes; D007106:Immune Sera; D010455:Peptides; D014357:Trypsin; D005690:Galactose
ANTIGENS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNE SERUMS; PEPTIDES; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRYPSIN