PolysacDB Capsular polysaccharide 1070

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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

Group B type 15 meningococci

Basic Structure

The capsular polysaccharide, also known as K-antigen consists of repeating units of following residues : -8)α-Neup5Ac(2- [a homopolymer of α(2-->8) sialic acid residues]

Proposed functions

N/A

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

live group B type 15 meningococci cells

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab 2-2-B

Antibody type and class

IgM

Assay System

ELISA and Radioimmunoassay

Cross-reactivity

This antibody cross-reacted with E. coli strain K1 Capsular polysaccharide

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

This Mab provided protection against the E. coli K-1 strain

Weblink

[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC261141 &tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract PubMed Central]

External Links

• BCSDB Structural Detail

• Link to PolysacDB database