PolysacDB Type 1 polysaccharide antigen 2421
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Type 1 polysaccharide antigen
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
[edit] Source Microbe
Streptococcus sanguis ST3 Serotype I
[edit] Basic Structure
The type I antigen was a polysaccharide composed of glucose, rhamnose, and N-acetylglucosamine in a molar ratio of 1.4:2.5:1.0.
[edit] Proposed functions
The serotype I antigen may participate in the attachment of S. sanguis to tooth surfaces
[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
Quantitative precipitin inhibition tests, Immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis
[edit] Cross-reactivity
N/A
[edit] Proposed epitopes
α-glucosidic linkage is the immunodeterminant of the type I antigen
[edit] Proposed Utility
This antisera helped in determining the immunodominant region in the Type 1 polysaccharide
