PolysacDB Phenolic glycolipid-I 1740

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Carbohydrate Name

Phenolic glycolipid-I

Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

Source Microbe

Mycobacterium leprae

Basic Structure

Phenolic glycolipid-1 is a M. leprae-specific antigen that contains a unique trisaccharide, 3,6-di-O-methyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-2,3-di-O-methyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2)-3-O-methyl-α-L-rhamnopyranose


Proposed functions

It has been widely used for the serodiagnosis of leprosy and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of leprosy

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab DZ 1

Antibody type and class

N/A

Assay System

Inhibitory ELISA

Cross-reactivity

This Mab recognized the inner (reducing end) disaccharide chain of the trisaccharide part of PGL-1

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

This Mab promises to be an effective tool for the immunological study of PGL-I and the clinical assessment of leprosy

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PubMed

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