PolysacDB: A comprehensive database of microbial polysaccharide antigens and their antibodies

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Citation: Aithal A, Sharma A, Joshi S, Raghava GPS, Varshney GC (2012) PolysacDB: A Database of Microbial Polysaccharide Antigens and Their Antibodies. PLoS ONE 7(4): e34613. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034613
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PolysacDB ID1872
Carbohydrate NameCapsular polysaccharide   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassCapsular polysaccharide
MicrobeNeisseria meningitidis serotype L8   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureIt consists of a homopolymer of α(2-->8)-linked sialic acid residues
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsIt is an important virulence factor
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesWhole cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 2-1-L8
Antibody type and classN/A
Assay SystemELISA, dot blot assay, immunoblotting
Cross-reactivityThis Mab was specific to L8 strain and cross-reacted only with L10 and L11 strains
Proposed epitopesN/A
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityN/A
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation19-11-2010
ReferencesPMC259622


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