CarboDB Mannan 1345

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Contents 1 Carbohydrate Name 2 Carbohydrate Class 3 Source Microbe 4 Basic Structure 5 Proposed functions 6 Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies 7 Carrier Name 8 Conjugation Method 9 Antibodies 10 Antibody type and class 11 Assay System 12 Cross-reactivity 13 Proposed epitopes 14 Proposed Utility 15 Weblink 16 External Links

[edit] Carbohydrate Name

Mannan

[edit] Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

[edit] Source Microbe

Candida albicans NIH A-207

[edit] Basic Structure

N/A

[edit] Proposed functions

N/A

[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells

[edit] Carrier Name

nil

[edit] Conjugation Method

nil

[edit] Antibodies

Polyclonal Antisera

[edit] Antibody type and class

N/A

[edit] Assay System

Ouchterlony double immunodiffusion

[edit] Cross-reactivity

The antisera did not cross-react with C. albicans NIH B-792 but cross-reracted with Hormodendrum strains, H. pedrosoi IFO 6071, H. compactum IFO 6726, and H. dermatitidis IFO 6421

[edit] Proposed epitopes

The epitope was proposed to consist of α-D-mannopyranosyl residues occupying the nonreducing terminals of the branching moieties

[edit] Proposed Utility

This antisera was used to study the structural similarities between Candida mannans and Hormemendrum galactomannans

[edit] Weblink

PubMed Central

[edit] External Links

• IEDB Epitopic Detail

• Link to CarboDB database