PolysacDB Capsular Polysaccharide 1142

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Contents 1 Carbohydrate Name 2 Carbohydrate Class 3 Source Microbe 4 Basic Structure 5 Proposed functions 6 Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies 7 Carrier Name 8 Conjugation Method 9 Antibodies 10 Antibody type and class 11 Assay System 12 Cross-reactivity 13 Proposed epitopes 14 Proposed Utility 15 Weblink 16 External Links

Carbohydrate Name

Capsular Polysaccharide

Carbohydrate Class

Capsular polysaccharide

Source Microbe

Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343

Basic Structure

N/A

Proposed functions

Capsular polysaccharide of B. fragilis may represent a virulence factor

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

whole cells of B. fragilis NCTC 9343

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab BF4

Antibody type and class

IgM

Assay System

ELISA, Enzyme Immunoassay and immunoblotting

Cross-reactivity

MAb Bf4 did not cross react with the sixteen Bacteroides species and strains tested

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

N/A

Weblink

PubMed

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database