Legionella pneumophila O-specific polysaccharide
legionella pneumophila o-specific polysaccharide
A polysaccharide derivative that is the α-(2→4)-interlinked homopolymer of 5,7-diacetamido-8-<em>O</em>-acetyl-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-<small>D</small>-<i>glycero</i>-α-<small>L</small>-<i>galacto</i>-nonulosonic acid. It is the O-specific chain of the lipolysaccharide from <em>Legionella pneumophila</em> serogroup 1.