C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase protein that binds to phosphocholine, a constituent of the surface C-polysaccharide of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, and of many other bacteria, thus opsonizing them for uptake by phagocytes.
La proteína C reactiva (CRP) es una proteína de fase aguda que se une a la fosfocolina, un constituyente de la C-polisacárido de superficie de la bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, y de muchas otras bacterias, opsonizándolas así para su fagocitosis por fagocitos.
| Front | An acute-phase protein that binds to phosphocholine, a constituent of the surface C-polysaccharide of the bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and of many other bacteria, thus opsonizing them for uptake by phagocytes |
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| Back | C-reactive protein |
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