PolysacDB ID | 2392 |
Carbohydrate Name | Type d polysaccharide antigens (Drugpedia) |
Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
Microbe Name | Streptococcus cricetus (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
Basic Structure | N/A
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BCSDB Structure | N/A |
Proposed Function | N/A |
Antigenic Nature | Whole cells |
Carrier Name | Nil |
Conjugate Method | Nil |
Antibodies | Mab a-84 |
Antibody Type 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 Epitope | 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 |