PolysacDB: A comprehensive database of microbial polysaccharide antigens and their antibodies

Home | Search | Advance Search | Browse | Online Submission | Documentation & FAQ | Team | Contact us
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
Total Entries - 1

Entry No. - 1   [TOP]
PolysacDB ID2051
Carbohydrate NameExopolysaccharide   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassCapsular polysaccharide
MicrobeBurkholderia pseudomallei   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureN/A
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsIt is a virulence determinant
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesHeat inactivated whole cells
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 3015
Antibody type and classIgG1
Assay SystemELISA, immunoblotting, immunoelectron microscopy
Cross-reactivityThis Mab cross-reacts only with Burkholderia mallei and other Burkholderia pseudomallei species
Proposed epitopesN/A
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThe isolated MAb will help to elucidate the role of antibodies against the exopolysaccharide in the defense of B. pseudomallei in experimental models
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation30-12-2010
ReferencesPMC173556


Department of Computational Biology, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Sec - 39A, New Delhi, India - 110020