| Literature DB >> 408435 |
H J Jennings, A K Bhattacharjee, D R Bundle, C P Kenny, A Martin, I C Smith.
Abstract
The application of 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the structural determination of the capsular polysaccharide antigens of Neisseria meningitidis is described. Complete assignments of the spectra of the polysaccharides of serogroups A, B, C, W-135, X and Y were made and were based mainly on previous assignments made for the monomer units of the respective polysaccharides. This technique provides information on all structural aspects of the polysaccharides including composition, mode of linkage, location of O-acetyl substituents, sequence, and conformation. In addition, nuclear magnetic resonance is nondestructive, extremely rapid, and has enormous potential in bacteriological research.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 408435 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/136.supplement.s78
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226