CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 1497
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Capsular polysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
[edit] Source Microbe
Cryptococcus neoformans Serotype A [strain 24064]
[edit] Basic Structure
The major component of C. neoformans capsular polysaccharide is glucurunoxylomannan [GXM] consisting of an unbranched mannose backbone substituted with xylose, glucuronic acid and O-acetyl residues
[edit] Proposed functions
The major component of C. neoformans capsular polysaccharide is glucurunoxylomannan [GXM] consisting of an unbranched mannose backbone substituted with xylose, glucuronic acid and O-acetyl residues
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Mab 5E9
[edit] Antibody type and class
IgM
[edit] Assay System
ELISA
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This antibody reacted with 2 serotype A strains 24064 and 371
[edit] Proposed epitopes
Mab 5E9 bound to de-O-acetylated GXM of strain 371 but not of strain 24064. This shows the probable epitope to be variable among strains and to be acetylation independent
[edit] Proposed Utility
N/A