PolysacDB Extracellular polysaccharide 2418

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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

Extracellular polysaccharide

Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

Source Microbe

Streptococcus mutans

Basic Structure

N/A

Proposed functions

N/A

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab f254

Antibody type and class

IgM

Assay System

Competitive enzyme immunoassay

Cross-reactivity

This Mab was specific to S. mutans and reacted with serotypes c, e and f

Proposed epitopes

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues seemed to be an important part of the epitope

Proposed Utility

This Mab may be used for the immunological identification of S. mutans among oral bacteria

Weblink

NII Article ID (NAID)?110003005315

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database