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. 1986 May;52(2):628–630. doi: 10.1128/iai.52.2.628-630.1986

Monoclonal antibody to Streptococcus mutans type e cell wall polysaccharide antigen.

H Kato, F Ota, K Fukui, K Yagawa
PMCID: PMC261049  PMID: 3699899

Abstract

A monoclonal antibody against the polysaccharide antigen of Streptococcus mutans serotype e was prepared. It was found that beta-methyl-D-glucopyranoside and cellobiose markedly inhibited the precipitin reaction, whereas maltose showed no inhibition. The beta-glucosyl moiety of the type e polysaccharide seems to be the predominant antigenic determinant of the antigen.

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