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. 1971 Jul;107(1):150-4.
doi: 10.1128/jb.107.1.150-154.1971.

Occurrence of pyruvic acid in capsular polysaccharides from various Klebsiella species

B J Gormus, R W Wheat, J F Porter

Occurrence of pyruvic acid in capsular polysaccharides from various Klebsiella species

B J Gormus et al. J Bacteriol. 1971 Jul.

Abstract

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.

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