CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1890
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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
Whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab 36
Antibody type and class
IgM
Assay System
Counter immunoelectrophoresis and slide agglutination tests
Cross-reactivity
This Mab was specific to group B polysaccharide and did not cross-react with Haemophilus influenza and Streptococcus pneumoniae
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
This Mab can be used in culture identification.
