PolysacDB Streptococcal A carbohydrate 2419

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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

Streptococcal A carbohydrate

[edit] Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

[edit] Source Microbe

Streptococci Group A

[edit] Basic Structure

N/A

[edit] Proposed functions

This Carbohydrate is highly immunodominant

[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Sera of humans having IgM myeloma

[edit] Carrier Name

nil

[edit] Conjugation Method

nil

[edit] Antibodies

Mab AC8

[edit] Antibody type and class

IgM

[edit] Assay System

solid-phase enzyme-linked immunoassay, Streptococcal agglutination assay

[edit] Cross-reactivity

AC8 agglutinated preferentially group A streptococci

[edit] Proposed epitopes

AC8 appears to be specific for N-acetly-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) side chains β(1-->2)-linked to rhamnose

[edit] Proposed Utility

N/A

[edit] Weblink

PubMed

[edit] External Links

• IEDB Epitopic Detail

• Link to PolysacDB database