PolysacDB Extracellular polysaccharide 2418

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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

Extracellular polysaccharide

[edit] Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

[edit] Source Microbe

Streptococcus mutans

[edit] Basic Structure

N/A

[edit] Proposed functions

N/A

[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells

[edit] Carrier Name

nil

[edit] Conjugation Method

nil

[edit] Antibodies

Mab f254

[edit] Antibody type and class

IgM

[edit] Assay System

Competitive enzyme immunoassay

[edit] Cross-reactivity

This Mab was specific to S. mutans and reacted with serotypes c, e and f

[edit] Proposed epitopes

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues seemed to be an important part of the epitope

[edit] Proposed Utility

This Mab may be used for the immunological identification of S. mutans among oral bacteria

[edit] Weblink

NII Article ID (NAID)?110003005315

[edit] External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database