| PolysacDB ID | 1861 |
| 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 78.2 |
| Antibody type and class | IgG2b |
| Assay System | Fluorescence ELISA, Ouchterlony precipitation, Bacterial agglutination assay, Bactericidal assay |
| Cross-reactivity | This Mab was highly specific to group C 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 | 18-11-2010
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| References | 3143763 |