PolysacDB Capsular Polysaccharide 1157

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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

[edit] Carbohydrate Name

Capsular Polysaccharide

[edit] Carbohydrate Class

Capsular polysaccharide

[edit] Source Microbe

Bacteroides fragilis strain 638R

[edit] Basic Structure

N/A

[edit] Proposed functions

Capsular polysaccharide of B. fragilis may represent a virulence factor

[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells of B. fragilis strain 638R

[edit] Carrier Name

nil

[edit] Conjugation Method

nil

[edit] Antibodies

Polysera

[edit] Antibody type and class

N/A

[edit] Assay System

Immunodiffusion

[edit] Cross-reactivity

N/A

[edit] Proposed epitopes

N/A

[edit] Proposed Utility

This antisera helped in the discovery of 3 different types of surface polysaccharides on the capsule

[edit] Weblink

98163&tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract PubMed Central

[edit] External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database