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| PolysacDB ID | 1576 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Meningococcal polysaccharide group B (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Neisseria meningitidis B (CN7783) (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | It is a homopolymer of α(2-->8) sialic acid |
| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | This capsular polysaccharide is an important virulence determinant. Serum antibodies to the group B polysaccharide confers protection against disease by activating complement-mediated bacteriolysis and/or opsonization. It leads to immunologic tolerance induced by prenatal exposure to host polysialyated glycoproteins |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab MB-32 |
| Antibody type and class | IgM |
| Assay System | Radioimmunoassay, counter immunoelectrophoresis and agglutination |
| Cross-reactivity | N/A |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab conferred very weak passive protection of mice infected with either Neisseria meningitidis group B or Escherichia coli K 1 |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 12-09-2010 |
| References | 6415230 |
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