Article
Functional analysis of glycosyltransferases encoded by the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Aug 1997
Kolkman M A, van der Zeijst B A, Nuijten P J
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria belonging to the species Streptococcus pneumoniae vary in their capsule. Presently, 90 capsular serotypes are known, all possessing their own specific polysaccharide structure. Little is known about the biosynthesis of these capsular polysaccharides. The cps locus of S. pneumoniae seroty...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Capsules
- Chromosome Mapping
- Escherichia coli
- Glycosyltransferases
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Open Reading Frames
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial
- Serotyping
- Streptococcus pneumoniae