PolysacDB Meningococcal polysaccharide group B 1577

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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

Meningococcal polysaccharide group B

[edit] Carbohydrate Class

Capsular polysaccharide

[edit] Source Microbe

Neisseria meningitidis B (CN7783)

[edit] Basic Structure

It is a homopolymer of α(2-->8) sialic acid

[edit] Proposed functions

This capsular polysaccharide is an important virulence determinant. Serum antibodies to the group B polysaccharide confers protection against disease by activating complement-mediated bacteriolysis and/or opsonization. It leads to immunologic tolerance induced by prenatal exposure to host polysialyated glycoproteins

[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells

[edit] Carrier Name

nil

[edit] Conjugation Method

nil

[edit] Antibodies

Mab MB-34

[edit] Antibody type and class

IgM

[edit] Assay System

radioimmunoassay, counter immunoelectrophoresis and agglutination

[edit] Cross-reactivity

N/A

[edit] Proposed epitopes

N/A

[edit] Proposed Utility

This Mab conferred passive protection of mice infected with either Neisseria meningitidis group B or Escherichia coli K 1

[edit] Weblink

PubMed

[edit] External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database