PolysacDB Capsular polysaccharide 1987

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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

Carbohydrate Name

Capsular polysaccharide

Carbohydrate Class

Capsular polysaccharide

Source Microbe

Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B

Basic Structure

The capsular polysaccharide consists of the following residues : -2)-α-D-Galp-(1-->3)-α-D-Glcp-(1-->3)-α-L-Rhap-(1-->4)-D-Rib-ol-(5-P-

Proposed functions

N/A

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Formalin killed whole cells

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab Hyp6BG5

Antibody type and class

IgG2a

Assay System

Sandwich ELISA, opsonization assays

Cross-reactivity

This Mab was specific to strain 6B and did not cross-react with strain 6A

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

N/A

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• BCSDB Structural Detail

• Link to PolysacDB database