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 ID1068
Carbohydrate NameEnterobacterial common antigen   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassGlycoprotein
MicrobeEscherichia coli C600   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureIt is a glycophospholipid built up by an amino sugar heteropolymer linked to an L-glycerophosphatidyl residue.
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsN/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesWhole formalinized E. coli C600 cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 898
Antibody type and classIgG2a
Assay SystemELISA and immunoblotting
Cross-reactivityThis antibody did not cross-react with K5 capsular polysaccharide
Proposed epitopesN/A
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThis Mab may be used for the detection of ECA core structures but also for analysis of the molecular forms resolved on polyacrylamide gels (banding patterns)
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation20-01-2010
ReferencesPMC261975


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