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| PolysacDB ID | 1463 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Capsular polysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Enterococcus faecalis (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | Glycerol teichoic acid-like molecules with a carbohydrate backbone structure of 6-α-D-glucose- 1-->2 glycerol-3-PO4 with substitution on carbon 2 of the glucose with an α-2-1-D-glucose residue |
| BCSDB Structure | 2446 |
| Proposed functions | These polysaccharides are major virulence factors |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Nil |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Healthy human sera |
| Antibody type and class | IgG and IgM |
| Assay System | ELISA |
| Cross-reactivity | The antisera bound to all 4 serotypes of E. fecalis CPS-A to CPS-D |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | These antibodies promote neutrophil mediated killing |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 24-07-2010 |
| References | PMC1182185 |
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