| PolysacDB ID | 1153 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Polysaccharide A (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9344 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | It contained predominantly galactose, N-acetylgalactosamine, and an unidentified amino sugar
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | This forms a part of the capsular polysaccharide of B. fragilis which is an important virulence factor |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Formalin-killed whole B. fragilis cells |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab CE3 |
| Antibody type and class | IgG3 |
| Assay System | Immunoblotting, immunofluorescence |
| Cross-reactivity | N/A |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A
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| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab may help in the elucidation of variability of surface polysaccharide structures |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 19-02-2010
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| References | PMC257968 |