CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1507
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Capsular polysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
[edit] Source Microbe
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype b strain 81-750
[edit] Basic Structure
Consists of a common backbone consisting of disaccharide repeating units, [->6)-α-DGlcpNAc (1-->5)-β-Kdop-(2-->]n, but, in addition, the CPS of serotype 5b has a lateral β-D glucopyranosyl residue
[edit] Proposed functions
N/A
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
formaldehyde killed cells
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Mab 1D1
[edit] Antibody type and class
IgG3
[edit] Assay System
ELISA and dot ELISA
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This antibody cross-reacted strongly with LPS and CPS of serotype 5a.
[edit] Proposed epitopes
N/A
[edit] Proposed Utility
This Mab can be used to detect the presence of bacterial antigens in lungs from infected animals