| PolysacDB ID | 1654 |
| 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 | A combination of M. leprae 30KS and 1OKP |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab A12B |
| Antibody type and class | IgG1 |
| Assay System | ELISA, immunoblotting |
| Cross-reactivity | This Mab was specific for M. leprae LAM |
| Proposed epitopes | α(1-->5)-linked arabinofuranosyl residues seemed to be a part of the epitope |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab would help in the structure elucidation of lipoarabinomanna |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 30-09-2010
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| References | PMC259992 |