CarboDB Phenolic glycolipid TB antigen 1743
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Carbohydrate Name
Phenolic glycolipid TB antigen
Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
Source Microbe
Mycobacterium tuberculosis canetti
Basic Structure
Phenolic glycolipid consist of phenol phthiocerol as a common structure and a carbohydrate determinant that consists of 2,3,4-Me3Fuc-Rha-2-O-MeRha residues
Proposed functions
It has been widely used for the serodiagnosis of leprosy and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of leprosy
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab III604
Antibody type and class
IgG3
Assay System
ELISA and dot ELISA
Cross-reactivity
This Mab was specific to M. tuberculosis phenolic glycolipid and did not cross-react with other phenolic glycolipids from Mycobacterium leprae, M. bovis, and M. kansasii
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
This Mab may be useful as a diagnostic reagent
