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

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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
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PolysacDB ID1084
Carbohydrate NameLipopolysaccharide   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassLipopolysaccharide
MicrobeEscherichia coli O18A   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureThe O-polysaccharide part consists of the following residues : -2)α-L-Rhap(1-->6)α-D-Glcp(1-->4)α-D-Galp [branched to β-D-GlcpNAc(1-->3)] (1-->3)α-D-GlcpNAc [branched to α-D-Glcp(1-->6)] (1-
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsN/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesBoiled E. coli 018A bacteria
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab PL2
Antibody type and classIgM
Assay SystemELISA, immunoblotting and Bacterial agglutination tests, competitive inhibition assays
Cross-reactivityThis Mab cross-reacted with E. coli strain O18B, O18B1 and O4.
Proposed epitopesN/A
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityN/A
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation25-01-2010
ReferencesPMC261100


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