PolysacDB Phosphomannan protein complex 1294
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Phosphomannan protein complex
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
[edit] Source Microbe
Candida albicans NIH B-792 strain
[edit] Basic Structure
N/A
[edit] Proposed functions
N/A
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
heat-killed yeast-form cells of Candida albicans NIH B-792 strain
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Mab 13c12
[edit] Antibody type and class
IgM
[edit] Assay System
N/A
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This antibody cross-reacted with NIH A-207 (serotype A) and J-1012 [serotype A] and C. tropicalis IFO 0610
[edit] Proposed epitopes
The epitope was proposed to contain β-1,2-linked oligomannosyl residues
[edit] Proposed Utility
antibodies to β- 1,2-linked oligomannosyl residues can be used as the serodiagnostic agent for detecting the C. albicans antigen(s) in sera and tissues of mammals with candidiasis.