Abstract
Capsular polysaccharide materials from several different klebsiella serotypes were demonstrated to contain an α-keto acid characterized as pyruvic acid. Linkage to the capsular polysaccharides was shown to be acid labile and alkali stable, suggesting ketosidic rather than ester linkages.
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