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 ID1473
Carbohydrate NameLipopolysaccharide   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassLipopolysaccharide
MicrobeHelicobacter pylori   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureThe structure of the O-polysaccharide part of the LPS is the same as the Lewis X (Lex) and Lewis Y (Ley) determinants of the human cell surface glycoconjugates
BCSDB Structure6366
Proposed functionsThe O-polysaccharide regions of these LPS were found to be a major antigenic determinant
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesN/A
Carrier NameN/A
Conjugation MethodN/A
AntibodiesMab BG-7 (P12)
Antibody type and classIgM
Assay SystemImmunoblotting and ELISA
Cross-reactivityThis anti-Lex Mab reacted with strains DU1, DU2, GU2 and CA6, GU9 and CA4 and did not react with strains 43504-r and CG7
Proposed epitopesN/A
IEDB Epitope76711
Proposed UtilityN/A
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation28-07-2010
ReferencesPMC170591


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