PolysacDB ID | 1647 |
Carbohydrate Name | Lipoarabinomannan (Drugpedia) |
Carbohydrate Class | Glycolipid |
Microbe | Mycobacterium leprae (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
Basic Structure | Lipoarabinomannan is a complex carbohydrate containing arabinose, mannose, glycerol, and myo-inositol 1-phosphate, in addition to lactate, succinate, palmitate, and 10 methyloctadecanoate
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BCSDB Structure | 127448 |
Proposed functions | T cell proliferation and to interfere with gamma interferon-mediated activation of macrophages |
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
Carrier Name | Nil |
Conjugation Method | Nil |
Antibodies | Mab 906 |
Antibody type and class | IgG3 |
Assay System | ELISA |
Cross-reactivity | This Mab cross-reacted with M. tuberculosis |
Proposed epitopes | N/A |
IEDB Epitope | N/A |
Proposed Utility | This Mab would help in the structure elucidation of lipoarabinomanna |
Curator ID | AA + AS |
Date of Curation | 29-09-2010
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References | PMC259992 |