SYNTHESIS OF A DISACCHARIDE COMPONENT OF THE CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGEN OF Streptococcus pneumoniae TYPE 1

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(84)85062-4

Methyl 2-acetamido-4-amino-2,4,6-trideoxy-3-O-(α-D-galactopyranosyl-uronic acid)-α-D-galactopyranoside has been synthesised.The parent disaccharide is a structural element of the capsular polysaccharide antigen of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 1.