PolysacDB Capsular polysaccharide 1872

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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

Neisseria meningitidis serotype L8

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 2-1-L8

Antibody type and class

N/A

Assay System

ELISA, dot blot assay, immunoblotting

Cross-reactivity

This Mab was specific to L8 strain and cross-reacted only with L10 and L11 strains

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

N/A

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database