CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1882
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Carbohydrate Name
Capsular polysaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
Source Microbe
Neisseria meningitidis group A strain A1
Basic Structure
It consists of a homopolymer of α(2-->8)-linked sialic acid residues
Proposed functions
It is an important virulence factor
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab 4387A5
Antibody type and class
IgG2a
Assay System
ELISA, immunodot assay, and ELISA inhibition assay
Cross-reactivity
This Mab was highly specific to A1 lipooligosaccharide but also cross-reacted with L8 lipooligosaccharide
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
N/A
