C in CRP stands for -: (A) Concanavalin A, (B) Chondrotin sulfate in series with ARP, BRP, (C) Capsular polysaccharide of pneumococcus, (D) Cellular
Answer is C. Ans. is 'c' i.e., Capsular polysaccharide of pneumococcus CRP was so named because it was first discovered as a substance in the serum of patients with acute inflammation that reacted with the C-(capsular) polysccharide of preumococcus.