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 ID2469
Carbohydrate NameSurface polysaccharide antigen   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassCapsular polysaccharide
MicrobeEubacterium saburreum strain L32   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureThe PS L32 polymer is built up of repeating trisaccharide units of galactose, ribose and dideoxyhexose
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsN/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesWhole cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesAntisera
Antibody type and classIgM
Assay SystemPrecipitation tests, immunoelectrophoresis and complement fixation
Cross-reactivityN/A
Proposed epitopesThe dideoxyhexose is the immunodominant sugar
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityN/A
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation27-05-2011
References670929


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