CarboDB Mannan 1351
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Carbohydrate Name
Mannan
Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
Source Microbe
Candida albicans serotype A
Basic Structure
An α-linked branched homopolymer of mannose linked to protein
Proposed functions
N/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
heat-killed cell suspension of C. albicans M1012(serotype A)
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab CA4-2
Antibody type and class
IgM
Assay System
Slide agglutination tests, immunofluorescence
Cross-reactivity
This Mab cross-reacted with C. tropicalis, and T. glabrata strains
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
This Mab had agglutinating properties and may be useful also as reagents for revealing the immunochemical structures of specific determinants of C. albiccanis cell wall mannans
