PolysacDB ID | 1146 |
Carbohydrate Name | High molecular weight polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
Microbe | Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
Basic Structure | -3)α-D-FucpNAc4N(1-->4)α-D-GalpNAc [branched to β-D-Galf(1-->3)] (1-->3)β-D-Galp [branched via 6th and 4th positions to RPyr(2-(1-.C73
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BCSDB Structure | N/A |
Proposed functions | Capsular polysaccharide of B. fragilis may represent a virulence factor |
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells of a B. fragilis NCTC 9343 enriched for expression of the EDL |
Carrier Name | Nil |
Conjugation Method | Nil |
Antibodies | Mab QUBf8 |
Antibody type and class | IgG1 |
Assay System | Immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry |
Cross-reactivity | This Mab did not cross-react with B. vulgatus, B. thetawtaomicron, B. ovatus, B. distasonis, B. gingivalis, E. coli or S. aureus. But it reacted with B. fragilis strain BE6 |
Proposed epitopes | N/A
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IEDB Epitope | N/A |
Proposed Utility | N/A |
Curator ID | AA + AS |
Date of Curation | 16-02-2010
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References | 1719202 |