CarboDB Mannan 1352

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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

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 CA5-4

Antibody type and class

IgM

Assay System

Slide agglutination tests, immunofluorescence

Cross-reactivity

This Mab cross-reacted with C. albicans serotype B, and C. tropicalis 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. albicans cell wall mannans

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• Link to CarboDB database