PolysacDB Phosphomannan protein complex 1309

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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

Carbohydrate Name

Phosphomannan protein complex

Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

Source Microbe

Candida albicans NIH B-792 strain

Basic Structure

N/A

Proposed functions

N/A

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

heat-killed yeast-form cells of Candida albicans NIH B-792 strain

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab 18d7

Antibody type and class

IgG1

Assay System

N/A

Cross-reactivity

This antibody cross-reacted with J-1012 [serotype A] and C. tropicalis IFO 0629

Proposed epitopes

The epitope was proposed to contain β-1,2-linked oligomannosyl residues

Proposed Utility

antibodies to β- 1,2-linked oligomannosyl residues can be used as the serodiagnostic agent for detecting the C. albicans antigen(s) in sera and tissues of mammals with candidiasis.

Weblink

PubMed

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database