PolysacDB: A comprehensive database of microbial polysaccharide antigens and their antibodies

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Citation: Aithal A, Sharma A, Joshi S, Raghava GPS, Varshney GC (2012) PolysacDB: A Database of Microbial Polysaccharide Antigens and Their Antibodies. PLoS ONE 7(4): e34613. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034613
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PolysacDB ID1482
Carbohydrate NameUnknown carbohydrate   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassGlycoprotein
MicrobeHistoplasma capsulatum   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureN/A
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsN/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesDisrupted yeast cell homogenate of Histoplasma capsulatum
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab 1
Antibody type and classIgG2b
Assay SystemELISA, immunoblotting and Solid-phase radioimmunoassay
Cross-reactivityThis Mab cross-reacted with H. capsulatum and Blastomyces dermatitidis
Proposed epitopesN/A
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityMAbs may prove useful in the development of more specific immunodiagnostic tests for histoplasmosis
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation30-07-2010
ReferencesPMC313195


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