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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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Entry No. - 1   [TOP]
PolysacDB ID2397
Carbohydrate NameLipoteichoic acids (LTAs)   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassGlycolipid
MicrobeStreptococcus mutans BHT   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureLTAs are amphiphiles composed of a membrane lipid or glycolipid which is covalently linked to a linear chain of 15 to 30 polyglycerophosphate (PGP) units
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsLipoteichoic acids (LTAs) are present on the surfaces of a majority of gram-positive bacteria and have been shown to constitute 1 to 2% of the dry weight of several organisms
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesEthylene oxide killed cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 8A1
Antibody type and classIgM
Assay SystemHaemagglutination
Cross-reactivityThis Mab cross-reacted with LTA from L.casei 6375 but was relatively less efficient in its ability to interact with the LTAs of L. fermentum and S. faecium
Proposed epitopesGlycerophosphate-glycerophosphateglycerol residue backbone seemed to be an important part of the epitope
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThese highly specific reagents [Mabs] should prove useful not only for affinity purification of LTAs but also for experiments designed to define the putative role(s) of LTAs in biological processes
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation30-04-2011
ReferencesPMC264251


Entry No. - 2   [TOP]
PolysacDB ID2398
Carbohydrate NameLipoteichoic acids (LTAs)   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassGlycolipid
MicrobeStreptococcus mutans BHT   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureLTAs are amphiphiles composed of a membrane lipid or glycolipid which is covalently linked to a linear chain of 15 to 30 polyglycerophosphate (PGP) units
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsLipoteichoic acids (LTAs) are present on the surfaces of a majority of gram-positive bacteria and have been shown to constitute 1 to 2% of the dry weight of several organisms
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesEthylene oxide killed cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 8G10
Antibody type and classIgM
Assay SystemHaemagglutination
Cross-reactivityThis Mab cross-reacted with LTA from L.casei 6375 and also to some extent with the LTAs of L. fermentum and S. faecium
Proposed epitopesGlycerophosphate-glycerophosphateglycerol residue backbone seemed to be an important part of the epitope
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThese highly specific reagents [Mabs] should prove useful not only for affinity purification of LTAs but also for experiments designed to define the putative role(s) of LTAs in biological processes
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation30-04-2011
ReferencesPMC264251


Entry No. - 3   [TOP]
PolysacDB ID2399
Carbohydrate NameLipoteichoic acids (LTAs)   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassGlycolipid
MicrobeStreptococcus mutans BHT   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureLTAs are amphiphiles composed of a membrane lipid or glycolipid which is covalently linked to a linear chain of 15 to 30 polyglycerophosphate (PGP) units
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsLipoteichoic acids (LTAs) are present on the surfaces of a majority of gram-positive bacteria and have been shown to constitute 1 to 2% of the dry weight of several organisms
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesEthylene oxide killed cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 9F6
Antibody type and classIgM
Assay SystemHaemagglutination
Cross-reactivityThis Mab cross-reacted with LTA from L.casei 6375 but was relatively less efficient in its ability to interact with the LTAs of L. fermentum and S. faecium
Proposed epitopesGlycerophosphate-glycerophosphateglycerol residue backbone seemed to be an important part of the epitope
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThese highly specific reagents [Mabs] should prove useful not only for affinity purification of LTAs but also for experiments designed to define the putative role(s) of LTAs in biological processes
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation01-05-2011
ReferencesPMC264251


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