PolysacDB Unknown carbohydrate 1713

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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

Unknown carbohydrate

[edit] Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

[edit] Source Microbe

Mycobacterium leprae

[edit] Basic Structure

N/A

[edit] Proposed functions

N/A

[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

supernatant fraction of sonicated M. leprae

[edit] Carrier Name

nil

[edit] Conjugation Method

nil

[edit] Antibodies

Mab ML34

[edit] Antibody type and class

IgM

[edit] Assay System

Radioimmunoassays, immunoblotting

[edit] Cross-reactivity

This Mab was highly cross-reactive and cross-reacted with all ten mycobacterial strains studied except for M. avium, M. neoaurum, M. kansasii and M strain W

[edit] Proposed epitopes

N/A

[edit] Proposed Utility

This Mab may represent a novel valuable diagnostic reagent as well as tool for the purification of antigens which could be explored towards prophylactic or therapeutic immunization against leprosy.

[edit] Weblink

PubMed Central

[edit] External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database