PolysacDB ID | 1846 |
Carbohydrate Name | Capsular polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
Microbe | Neisseria meningitidis (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
Basic Structure | It consists of a homopolymer of α(2-->8)-linked sialic acid residues
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BCSDB Structure | 10616 |
Proposed functions | It is an important virulence factor |
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Human granulocytes |
Carrier Name | Nil |
Conjugation Method | Nil |
Antibodies | Mab My-28 |
Antibody type and class | IgM |
Assay System | ELISA, immunoblotting |
Cross-reactivity | This Mab reacted with N.meningitidis types 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 |
Proposed epitopes | Lacto-N-neotetraose residue seemed to constitute the epitope |
IEDB Epitope | N/A |
Proposed Utility | N/A |
Curator ID | AA + AS |
Date of Curation | 14-11-2010
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References | PMC258927 |