A structural investigation of the capsular polysaccharide of Klebsiella K14
Dutton, G.G.; Parolis, H.; Parolis, L.A.
Carbohydrate Research 140(2): 263-275
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-6215 PMID: 4053100 DOI: 10.1016/0008-6215(85)85127-2
Accession: 039121230
The structure of the capsular polysaccharide isolated from Klebsiella serotype K14 has been investigated employing a combination of chemical and spectroscopic methods. The repeating structure is shown to be of the "4 + 1 + 1" type, and it carries a 1-carboxyethylidene acetal substituent at positions 4 and 6 of a terminal glucose residue. The polysaccharide is one of a group of only three Klebsiella polysaccharides that have been found to contain a galactofuranose residue in the repeating unit. The repeating unit has the following structure: (Formula: see text).