EPITOPE SUMMARY
S. flexneri serotype 2a O-specific polysaccharide (epitope ID ) has this structure: . The epitope has these synonyms: [(->2)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->2)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->3)-[alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)]-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1->3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->)]n, [(->2)-6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->2)-6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->3)-[alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)]-6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->)]n, [(->2)-alpha-L-Rha-(1->2)-alpha-L-Rha-(1->3)-[alpha-D-Glc-(1->4)]-alpha-L-Rha-(1->3)-beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->)]n, [(->2)-alpha-L-rhamnosyl-(1->2)-alpha-L-rhamnosyl-(1->3)-[alpha-D-Glc-(1->4)]-alpha-L-rhamnosyl-(1->3)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl-(1->)]n, [(->2)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1->2)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1->3)-[alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)]-alpha-L-Rhap-(1->3)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1->)]n, S. flexneri serotype 2a O-PS repeating unit, Shigella flexneri serotype 2a O-specific polysaccharide. This epitope has been studied for immune reactivity in publication(s), tested in B cell assays.
CURATED EXPERIMENTAL DATA
B Cell Assay(s)
Assay TypePositive / All
agglutination
qualitative binding