CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1463
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Carbohydrate Name
Capsular polysaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
Source Microbe
Enterococcus faecalis
Basic Structure
Glycerol teichoic acid-like molecules with a carbohydrate backbone structure of 6-α-D-glucose- 1-->2 glycerol-3-PO4 with substitution on carbon 2 of the glucose with an α-2-1-D-glucose residue
Proposed functions
These polysaccharides are major virulence factors
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
nil
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Healthy human sera
Antibody type and class
IgG and IgM
Assay System
ELISA
Cross-reactivity
The antisera bound to all 4 serotypes of E. fecalis CPS-A to CPS-D
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
These antibodies promote neutrophil mediated killing
