CarboDB Surface polysaccharide antigen 2469
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Carbohydrate Name
Surface polysaccharide antigen
Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
Source Microbe
Eubacterium saburreum strain L32
Basic Structure
The PS L32 polymer is built up of repeating trisaccharide units of galactose, ribose and dideoxyhexose
Proposed functions
N/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Antisera
Antibody type and class
IgM
Assay System
precipitation tests, immunoelectrophoresis and complement fixation
Cross-reactivity
N/A
Proposed epitopes
The dideoxyhexose is the immunodominant sugar
Proposed Utility
N/A
