PolysacDB ID | 1851 |
Carbohydrate Name | Capsular polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
Microbe | Neisseria meningitidis group C strain C11 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
Basic Structure | It consists of a homopolymer of α(2-->9)-linked sialic acid residues
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BCSDB Structure | N/A |
Proposed functions | It is an important virulence factor |
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
Carrier Name | Nil |
Conjugation Method | Nil |
Antibodies | Mab 181.1 |
Antibody type and class | IgG3 |
Assay System | Fluorescence ELISA, Ouchterlony precipitation, Bacterial agglutination assay, Bactericidal assay |
Cross-reactivity | This Mab reacted with natural O-acetyl-negative variant (OAc-, strain MC19) polysaccharide and did not react with K1 polysaccharide |
Proposed epitopes | N/A |
IEDB Epitope | N/A |
Proposed Utility | This Mab had bactericidal activity |
Curator ID | AA + AS |
Date of Curation | 15-11-2010
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References | 3143763 |