cellobiuronic acid

cellobiuronic acid
cel·lo·bi·uron·ic ac·id (sel″o-bi″u-ronґik) a disaccharide consisting of glucose and glucuronic acid linked at positions 1 and 4, found in the capsular polysaccharides of Streptococcus pneumoniae. See also pneumococcal polysaccharide, under polysaccharide.

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  • cellobiuronic acid — |selōˌbīyə|ränik noun Etymology: cell + bi + uronic : an aldobiuronic acid obtained by partial hydrolysis of a specific polysaccharide of pneumococci and yielding glucose and glucuronic acid on hydrolysis …   Useful english dictionary

  • pneumococcal polysaccharide — pneumococcus polysaccharide any of a large number of polysaccharides derived from the capsule of Streptococcus pneumoniae; more than 80 immunologically distinct types have been identified and form the basis of pneumococcal typing. The structure… …   Medical dictionary

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