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Synthesis of the Repeating Unit of Capsular Polysaccharide Staphylococcus aureus Type 5 to Study Chemical Activation and Conjugation of Native CP5

  • Jagodige P. Yasomanee
  • , Satsawat Visansirikul
  • , Papapida Pornsuriyasak
  • , Melissa Thompson
  • , Stephen A. Kolodziej
  • , Alexei V. Demchenko
  • Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Pfizer Inc.

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Abstract

The chemical synthesis of the repeating unit of S. aureus capsular polysaccharide type 5 equipped with capping methyl groups at the points of propagation of the polysaccharide sequence is described. This model compound was designed to study activation of the full length polysaccharide for conjugation to a carrier protein.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5981-5987
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume81
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

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