CarboDB Capsular polysaccharide 500 antigen 1376
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Carbohydrate Name
Capsular polysaccharide 500 antigen
Carbohydrate Class
Capsular polysaccharide
Source Microbe
Cryptosporidium parvum
Basic Structure
CPS-500 is a chloroform-extractable glycolipid
Proposed functions
CPS-500 is a candidate target antigen for active or passive immunization against cryptosporidiosis
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab 18.44
Antibody type and class
IgG3
Assay System
ELISA, immunoblotting
Cross-reactivity
N/A
Proposed epitopes
the neutralization-sensitive epitope recognized by MAb 18.44 is dependent on terminal β-D-mannopyranosyl residues
Proposed Utility
MAb 18.44 neutralizes the infectivity of both sporozoites and merozoites and to significantly reduce C. parvum infection in oocyst-challenged mice when coadministered with other neutralizing Mab