PolysacDB Glycan fraction of a surface mannoprotein 1326
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Glycan fraction of a surface mannoprotein
[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
Mab 4E6
[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 but did not cross-react with T. glabrata and S. cerevisiae
[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