PolysacDB Unknown carbohydrate 1542

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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

Unknown carbohydrate

Carbohydrate Class

Miscellaneous

Source Microbe

Leishmania tropica (LRC-L137)

Basic Structure

N/A

Proposed functions

N/A

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

L. tropica (LRC-L137) promastigotes

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab L-5-85

Antibody type and class

IgG2a

Assay System

solid-phase radioimmunoassay, Indirect fluorescent antibody test

Cross-reactivity

This Mab cross-reacted with 4 strains of L. tropica - L137, L287, L251, L38. It also cross-reacted with L. enriettii L144 strain

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

This Mab would allow the study of the origin and the location of the Leishmania spp. antigens on the macrophage membrane as well as the characterization of these antigens in terms of their relationship to host histocompatibility antigens involved in antigen presentation

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database