| PolysacDB ID | 1004 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Capsular polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Haemophilus influenzae type B (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | A relatively simple antigen consisting of repeating units of 3-β-D ribose-(1-->1)-D-ribitol-5-phosphate
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| BCSDB Structure | 23423
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| Proposed functions | An important virulence determinant |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Glycoconjugates |
| Carrier Name | Neisseria meningitidis group B outer membrane protein complex (Hib PS-OMP) |
| Conjugation Method | The strategy uses a oligopeptide spacer molecule whose parts are derived from both modified Haemophilus influenzae capsular polysaccharide and Neisseria meningitides group B outer membrane complex |
| Antibodies | Polysera |
| Antibody type and class | IgG1 and IgG2 |
| Assay System | N\A |
| Cross-reactivity | N/A |
| Proposed epitopes | N\A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | These antibodies exert their protective effect by initiating complement-mediated activities including opsonization and bacterial lysis |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 01-01-2010
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| References | PMC296547 |