CarboDB Unknown carbohydrate 1711
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Carbohydrate Name
Unknown carbohydrate
Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
Source Microbe
Mycobacterium leprae
Basic Structure
N/A
Proposed functions
N/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
supernatant fraction of sonicated M. leprae
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab ML02
Antibody type and class
IgG3
Assay System
Radioimmunoassays, immunoblotting
Cross-reactivity
This Mab was highly cross-reactive and cross-reacted with all ten mycobacterial strains studied except for M. scrofulaceum, M. neoaurum and M. lepraemurium
Proposed epitopes
N/A
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.
