Maddali U B, Ray A K, Roy N
Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta.
Carbohydr Res. 1990 Dec 15;208:59-66. doi: 10.1016/0008-6215(90)80085-h.
The methyl glycosides of alpha-D-Manp-(1----4)-alpha-L-Rhap (3), alpha-L-Rhap-(1----3)-beta-D-Galp (4), beta-L-Rhap-(1----3)-beta-D-Galp (5), beta-D-Galp-(1----2)-alpha-L-Rhap (6), and beta-D-GlcpA-(1----2)-alpha-L-Rhap (7) have been synthesised and their inhibition reactions in the Klebsiella serotype 40 immune system have been studied. The results obtained accord with only one of two structures proposed for the repeating unit of the K40 antigen.