CarboDB Unknown carbohydrate 1329
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Unknown carbohydrate
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
[edit] Source Microbe
Candida albicans B311
[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
IgM
[edit] Assay System
ELISA, immunofluorescence, crossed immunoelectrophoresis
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This antibody cross-reacted with 5 strains of Candida albicans and also cross-reacted with Candida tropicalis and Candida stellatoidia and S. cerevisae but did not cross-react with T. glabrata
[edit] Proposed epitopes
N/A
[edit] Proposed Utility
This Mab can be used to isolate surface components and determine the chemical structures that are responsible for the immunological differences. This Mab would facilitate the development of serological assays