CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1858
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Carbohydrate Name
Capsular polysaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
Source Microbe
Neisseria meningitidis group C strain C11
Basic Structure
It consists of a homopolymer of α(2-->9)-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 3079.6
Antibody type and class
IgG3
Assay System
Fluorescence ELISA, Ouchterlony precipitation, Bacterial agglutination assay, Bactericidal assay
Cross-reactivity
This Mab reacted with natural O-acetyl-negative variant (OAc-, strain MC19) polysaccharide and did not react with K1 polysaccharide
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
This Mab had bactericidal activity
