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 ID1185
Carbohydrate NameLipopolysaccharide   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassLipopolysaccharide
MicrobeYersinia enterocolitica 0:9   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureThe O-antigen part consists of the following residues : -2)-α-D-Rhap4NFo-(1-
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsN/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesKilled whole cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesYs.T9-1
Antibody type and classIgG2b
Assay SystemWhole cell agglutination, immunodiffusion, immunoblotting and ELISA
Cross-reactivityThis Mab agglutinated bacteria and had high ELISA titers, but which failed to precipitate the polysaccharide antigens
Proposed epitopesThe epitope was proposed to be Terminal nonreducing portions of the O-chain
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThis Mab can be used to study the cell wall polysaccharide antigens of other B. abortus strains and are being evaluated for specific serological identification of B. abortus.
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation28-02-2010
ReferencesPMC261544


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