| PolysacDB ID | 2420 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Streptococcal A carbohydrate (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Streptococcus Group A (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | N/A
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | This Carbohydrate is highly immunodominant |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Sera of humans having IgM myeloma |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab AC179 |
| Antibody type and class | IgM |
| Assay System | Solid-phase enzyme-linked immunoassay, Streptococcal agglutination assay |
| Cross-reactivity | ACI79 was most active in agglutinating A variant (Av) and group C streptococci |
| Proposed epitopes | AC179 is directed to α-linked rhamnose oligosaccharides |
| IEDB Epitope | 76687 |
| Proposed Utility | AC179 induced complement activation in the presence of the carbohydrate |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 07-05-2011
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| References | 2579417 |