| PolysacDB ID | 2391 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Type a polysaccharide antigens (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Streptococcus sobrinus (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | N/A
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | N/A |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab a-4 |
| Antibody type and class | IgM |
| Assay System | Radioimmunoassay, double immunodiffusion, precipitin inhibition tests |
| Cross-reactivity | The MAb reacted with the cells of HS1 and E49 (S. cricetus, type a), MT615R and B13 (S. sobrinus, type d), and MF25 and BFe12 (S. sobrinus, type h) |
| Proposed epitopes | Galactose-α-1,6-glucose is the predominant antigenic determinant of this cross-reactive antigen |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab may be useful for studying polysaccharide antigens on Streptococci |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 27-04-2011
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| References | PMC260314 |