| PolysacDB ID | 1008 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Mycolyl-arabinogalactan-peptidoglycan complex (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Glycolipid |
| Microbe | Mycobacterium tuberculosis (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | Mycolyl-arabinogalactan-peptidoglycan complex is the fraction of the mycobacterial cell wall left after removing all soluble carbohydrates, proteins and lipids
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | Contains lipoarabinomannan as well as arabinose that are important virulence factors |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Heat killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mabs 4f11 |
| Antibody type and class | IgM |
| Assay System | Indirect immunofluorescence, ELISA, western blotting |
| Cross-reactivity | This antibody cross-reacted with large number of mycobacterial species. |
| Proposed epitopes | Arabinose moiety of Lipoarabinomannan |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This antibody has been used in the detection of mycobacteria in clinical samples |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 02-01-2010
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| References | PMC229406 |