PolysacDB ID | 2392 |
Carbohydrate Name | Type d polysaccharide antigens (Drugpedia) |
Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
Microbe | Streptococcus cricetus (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
Basic Structure | N/A
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BCSDB Structure | N/A |
Proposed functions | N/A |
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
Carrier Name | Nil |
Conjugation Method | Nil |
Antibodies | Mab a-84 |
Antibody type and class | IgM |
Assay System | Radioimmunoassay, double immunodiffusion, precipitin inhibition tests |
Cross-reactivity | The MAb reacted with the cells of HS1 and E49 (S. cricetus, type a), MT615R and B13 (S. sobrinus, type d), and MF25 and BFe12 (S. sobrinus, type h) |
Proposed epitopes | Galactose-α-1,6-glucose is the predominant antigenic determinant of this cross-reactive antigen |
IEDB Epitope | N/A |
Proposed Utility | This Mab may be useful for studying polysaccharide antigens on Streptococci |
Curator ID | AA + AS |
Date of Curation | 28-04-2011
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References | PMC260314 |