| PolysacDB ID | 1154 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Polysaccharide B (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe Name | Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9344 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | It contained fucose (15%), galactose (23%), quinovosamine (27%), and glucosamine (23%)
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed Function | This forms a part of the capsular polysaccharide of B. fragilis which is an important virulence factor |
| Antigenic Nature | Formalin-killed whole B. fragilis cells |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugate Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab F10 |
| Antibody Type Class | IgG2a |
| Assay System | Immunoblotting, immunofluorescence |
| Cross Reactivity | N/A |
| Proposed Epitope | N/A
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| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab may help in the elucidation of variability of surface polysaccharide structures |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 19-02-2010
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| References | PMC257968 |