Determination of the structure of the Escherichia coli K100 capsular polysaccharide, cross-reactive with the capsule from type b Haemophilus influenzae |
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| Authors: | F P Tsui W Egan M F Summers R A Byrd R Schneerson J B Robbins |
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| Institution: | Biophysics Laboratory, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. |
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| Abstract: | The structure of the Escherichia coli K100 capsular polysaccharide, cross-reactive with that from type b Haemophilus influenzae, was determined by using a combination of chemical and spectroscopic techniques. The structure of the K100 repeating unit was found to be----3)-beta-D-Ribf-(1----2)-D-ribitol-5-(PO4----. The K100 polysaccharide is thus identical in composition to, but different in linkage from, the H. influenzae type b capsular polysaccharide, which has beta-D-Ribf-(1----1)-D-ribitol linkages. |
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