Characterization of the group-specific polysaccharide of group B Streptococcus |
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Authors: | D G Pritchard B M Gray H C Dillon |
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Affiliation: | Departments of Microbiology and Pediatrics, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The group-specific polysaccharide of the group B Streptococcus was isolated by nitrous acid extraction followed by gel filtration on Sepharose 6B and chromatography on DEAE-Bio-Gel A. It was composed of rhamnose, galactose, N-acetylglucosamine, and glucitol phosphate. Mild periodate oxidation of the polysaccharide resulted in a rapid reduction in molecular weight, indicating that the glucitol was located in the backbone of the polymer. High-resolution 31P NMR showed the presence of a single type of phosphodiester bond in the molecule. Methylation analysis and several specific chemical degradations were done to determine sugar linkages. The basic structure of the group B polysaccharide consists of a backbone of 2-linked rhamnose, 2,4-linked rhamnose, and glucitol phosphate, and side chains of rhamnose(1----3)galactose(1----3)N-acetylglucosamine linked to the 4-position of a rhamnose in the backbone. |
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