CarboDB Type III polysaccharide 2390

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Contents 1 Carbohydrate Name 2 Carbohydrate Class 3 Source Microbe 4 Basic Structure 5 Proposed functions 6 Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies 7 Carrier Name 8 Conjugation Method 9 Antibodies 10 Antibody type and class 11 Assay System 12 Cross-reactivity 13 Proposed epitopes 14 Proposed Utility 15 Weblink 16 External Links

[edit] Carbohydrate Name

Type III polysaccharide

[edit] Carbohydrate Class

Capsular polysaccharide

[edit] Source Microbe

Streptococcus Group B strain M731 and M732

[edit] Basic Structure

This polysaccharide has a mol wt of > 5 × 106 daltons. Its main chemical constituents are sialic acid (24%), galactose (25%), heptose (21%), glucose (13%), glucosamine (10%) and mannose (7%)

[edit] Proposed functions

N/A

[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells

[edit] Carrier Name

nil

[edit] Conjugation Method

nil

[edit] Antibodies

Antisera

[edit] Antibody type and class

N/A

[edit] Assay System

Capillary precipitin tests, immunodiffusion test

[edit] Cross-reactivity

This antisera predominantly reacted with type III polysaccharide

[edit] Proposed epitopes

N/A

[edit] Proposed Utility

N/A

[edit] Weblink

PubMed

[edit] External Links

• Link to CarboDB database