| Literature DB >> 6209768 |
A K Bhattacharjee, J E Bennett, C P Glaudemans.
Abstract
Polysaccharides of Cryptococcus neoformans are considered to have a role in the virulence of this encapsulated fungus. The structure has been determined for the most abundant polysaccharide, a glucuronoxylomannan of varying xylose and ester content. The structural complexity of the capsular material increases from serotype D to A to B to C, but even for the simplest capsule (type D), the immunodeterminants seem to occur only on the side chains. The interactions of some of these groups with antibodies is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID： 6209768 DOI： 10.1093/clinids/6.5.619
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Infect Dis ISSN： 0162-0886