CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1805
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Capsular polysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
[edit] Source Microbe
Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup W135
[edit] Basic Structure
It consists of a homopolymer of α(2-->8)-linked sialic acid residues
[edit] Proposed functions
It is an important virulence factor
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Mab 6G9-7
[edit] Antibody type and class
IgG3
[edit] Assay System
ELISA
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This Mab was specific to Serogroup W1354 and did not cross-react with other serogroups even though weak reactions was seen with cells of serogroup D and L meningococci
[edit] Proposed epitopes
N/A
[edit] Proposed Utility
This Mab would help in serogrouping of Neisseria meningitidis strains
