CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1876

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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 group A

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 D6A

Antibody type and class

N/A

Assay System

ELISA, dot blot assay, immunoblotting

Cross-reactivity

This Mab reacted with L11 serotype only

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

N/A

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• BCSDB Structural Detail

• Link to CarboDB database