| PolysacDB ID | 1464 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Capsular polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Enterococcus faecalis 12030 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | Glycerol teichoic acid-like molecules with a carbohydrate backbone structure of 6-α-D-glucose- 1-->2 glycerol-3-PO4 with substitution on carbon 2 of the glucose with an α-2-1-D-glucose residue
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| BCSDB Structure | 2446
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| Proposed functions | These polysaccharides are major virulence factors |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Gentamicin-killed Enterococcus faecalis strains |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Polysera |
| Antibody type and class | N/A |
| Assay System | Opsonophagocytic assay, immunoelectron microscopy |
| Cross-reactivity | This antisera reacted with the homologous strain (12030) and mediated opsonic killing of 33% of all strains tested. In addition, this serum killed two (28%) of seven vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This antisera was opsonophagcytic |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 24-07-2010
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| References | 10024563 |