CarboDB Lipophosphoglycan 1548
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Carbohydrate Name
Lipophosphoglycan
Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
Source Microbe
Leishmania mexicana
Basic Structure
LPG contains [PO4-->6Gal(β1-->4)Man(α1)] phosphosaccharide repeats linked to a conserved phosphosaccharide core and a conserved lyso alkylphosphatidylinositol residue. In contrast to L. donovani LPG, which exclusively contains the phosphodisaccharide repeats
Proposed functions
N/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Con A binding proteins
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab AP3
Antibody type and class
IgG1
Assay System
ELISA, immunoblotting
Cross-reactivity
This Mab cross-reacted with a highly glycosylated protein - acid phosphatase
Proposed epitopes
The epitope was proposed to consist of phosphosaccharide repeats or the sugar residues forming the cap at the non-reducing end
Proposed Utility
the epitopes recognized by this Mab have been localized in promastigotes and infected macrophages