| PolysacDB ID | 1449 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Capsular polysaccharide [heteroglycan] (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Enterococci faecium B210860 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | It is composed of rhamnose, glucose, galactose, mannosamine, and glucosamine
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | These polysaccharides are major virulence factors |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Glycoconjugates |
| Carrier Name | Tetanus toxoid |
| Conjugation Method | PSs were oxidized with 0.5 ml of 10 mM NaI4 at room temperature for 90 min, dialyzed and lyophilized. The oxidized PS was reacted with 2 mg of tetanus toxoid in PBS with the addition of 10 mg of NaCNBH4 |
| Antibodies | Polysera |
| Antibody type and class | N/A |
| Assay System | Competitive inhibition ELISA |
| Cross-reactivity | This antibody was specific to E. faecium B210860 only and did not cross-react with polysaccharides from E. faecalis type II, 68114, and R19001 |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | N/A |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 13-07-2010
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| References | PMC1538600 |