THE ROLE OF D-ALANINE IN THE SEROLOGICAL SPECIFICITY OF GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL GLYCEROL TEICHOIC ACID
- 1 August 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 52 (2), 259-265
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.52.2.259
Abstract
Ester-linked D-alanine is an important determinant of serological specificity of the glycerol teichoic acid present in group A streptococci. The presence of D-alanine suppresses to some degree the reactivity of the underlying glycerophosphate determinants.Keywords
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