| PolysacDB ID | 1143 |
| Carbohydrate Name | High molecular weight polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | -3)α-D-FucpNAc4N(1-->4)α-D-GalpNAc [branched to β-D-Galf(1-->3)] (1-->3)β-D-Galp [branched via 6th and 4th positions to RPyr(2-(1-.C73
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | Capsular polysaccharide of B. fragilis may represent a virulence factor |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells of a B. fragilis NCTC 9343 enriched for expression of the EDL |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab QUBf5 |
| Antibody type and class | IgG2b |
| Assay System | Immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry |
| Cross-reactivity | This Mab did not cross-react with B. vulgatus, B. thetawtaomicron, B. ovatus, B. distasonis, B. gingivalis, E. coli or S. aureus. But it reacted with B. fragilis strain BE3 |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A
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| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | N/A |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 15-02-2010
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| References | 1719202 |