CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1871
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Carbohydrate Name
Capsular polysaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
Source Microbe
Neisseria meningitidis group B
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
tonsillar B cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab 5E1
Antibody type and class
IgM
Assay System
ELISA
Cross-reactivity
This Mab reacts with E. coli K1 polysaccharide
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
This antibody protected infant rats from bacteremia caused by Escherichia coli K1
