PolysacDB Capsular polysaccharide 1921

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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

Pneumococci spp.

Basic Structure

The capsular polysaccharide of Pneumococcus sp. 14 consists of the following residues : -4)-β-D-Glcp-(1-->6)-β-D-GlcpNAc [branched to β-D-Galp-(1-->4)] -(1-->3)-β-D-Galp-(1-

Proposed functions

N/A

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

a vaccine preparation of type 23 pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Polysera

Antibody type and class

N/A

Assay System

Hemolytic plaque assay

Cross-reactivity

The antisera cross-reacted with S14, S19, or S6 capsular polysaccharides

Proposed epitopes

The antisera was proposed to be directed against a immunodominant polysaccharide PnC

Proposed Utility

N/A

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• BCSDB Structural Detail

• Link to PolysacDB database