Structural determination and immunochemical characterization of the type V group B Streptococcus capsular polysaccharide - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1991 Apr 15;266(11):6714-9.

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Structural determination and immunochemical characterization of the type V group B Streptococcus capsular polysaccharide

M R Wessels et al. J Biol Chem. 1991.

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Abstract

The type V capsular polysaccharide of group B Streptococcus has been isolated and purified, and its repeating unit structure determined. The native type V polysaccharide contains D-glucose, D-galactose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose, and sialic acid in a molar ratio of 3:2:1:1. Methylation analysis and 1H NMR and 13C NMR analysis of the native type V polysaccharide and of its specifically degraded products permitted the determination of the repeating unit structure of the type V polysaccharide: [formula: see text] The type V polysaccharide has certain structural features in common with other group B streptococcal capsular polysaccharides but is antigenically distinct: no immunologic cross-reactivity was observed between type V and types Ia, Ib, II, III, or IV polysaccharides. Studies of antibody binding to the partially degraded forms of the type V polysaccharide indicated that the native epitope is complex, involving most if not all of the sugar residues of the repeating unit.

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