PolysacDB Type 1b polysaccharide 2410
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Type 1b polysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
[edit] Source Microbe
Streptococcus Group B
[edit] Basic Structure
N/A
[edit] Proposed functions
N/A
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
a mixture composed of equal parts of the vaccine suspensions of strains H36B (type Tb), 18RS21 (type II), and 1073 (nontypeable)
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Mab SMB19
[edit] Antibody type and class
IgM
[edit] Assay System
ELISA, indirect immunofluorescence
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This Mab reacted specifically with the sialylated form of the type 1b polysaccharide. This Mab cross-reacts with some oligosaccharides in human milk and certain fetal antigens
[edit] Proposed epitopes
sialyllacto-N-tetraose residues seemed to be the immunodominant epitope
[edit] Proposed Utility
This Mab will help in the development of appropriate vaccines against GBS that would include the possibility of inducing major cross-reactions with human glycoconjugates