Occurrence of Pyruvic Acid in Capsular Polysaccharides from VariousKlebsiellaSpecies

作者：B J Gormus, Robert W. Wheat, John F. Porter · 发表于：Journal of Bacteriology · 年份：1971 · DOI：10.1128/jb.107.1.150-154.1971 · 被引用次数：18 · 研究领域：Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis、Infections and bacterial resistance

Capsular polysaccharide materials from several different klebsiella serotypes were demonstrated to contain an alpha-keto acid characterized as pyruvic acid. Linkage to the capsular polysaccharides was shown to be acid labile and alkali stable, suggesting ketosidic rather than ester linkages.