Determination of native capsular polysaccharide structures of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 39, 42, and 47F and comparison to genetically or serologically related strains.

Carbohydr Res. 2014 Aug 18;395:38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2014.06.018. Epub 2014 Jun 26.

Determination of native capsular polysaccharide structures of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 39, 42, and 47F and comparison to genetically or serologically related strains.

Petersen BO1, Meier S2, Paulsen BS3, Redondo AR4, Skovsted IC4.

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Abstract

The diversity of capsular polysaccharides of the bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae leads to at least 91 different serotypes. While the genetic loci for capsular biosynthesis have been characterized for all serotypes, the determination of resultant polysaccharide structures remains incomplete. Here, we report the chemical structures of the capsular polysaccharides of serotypes 39, 42, and 47F from the genetic cluster 4, and discuss the structures in the context of structures from serologically and genetically related serotypes. Antigenic determinants can be approximated in this manner. The structure of the serotype 39 capsular polysaccharide is and has identical composition to the capsular polysaccharide 10A, but two different linkages. The serotype 42 structure closely resembles the genetically related serotype 35A, which does not contain residue A. The structure of the serotype 47F capsular polysaccharide is somewhat different from a recently determined structure from the same serogroup, while containing a structural motif that is reflected in serotype 35A and 42 capsular polysaccharide structures, thus explaining the cross-reactivity of serotype 47F with the typing serum 35a.

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KEYWORDS:

Capsular polysaccharide; NMR; Serotype 39; Serotype 42; Serotype 47F; Streptococcus pneumoniae

PMID: 25036733 [PubMed - in process]