| PolysacDB ID | 1744 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Arabinogalactan and arabinomannan (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe | Mycobacterium tuberculosis (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | Mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan is a phosphatidylinositol anchored lipoglycan that consists of an α1-->6 linked backbone, substituted to varying degrees at position 2 with single α-Man residues, and directly attached to position 6 of the myo-inositol of a phosphatidylinositol (PI) anchor
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | N/A |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | M. tuberculosis culture filtrate |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab TB-C-1 |
| Antibody type and class | IgM |
| Assay System | ELISA, immunoblotting, Immunosorbent affinity chromatography and Immunoelectrophoresis |
| Cross-reactivity | This Mab is highly cross-reactive and cross-reacted with M. kansasii, M. gordonae, M. scrofulaceum and M. intracellulare |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | 76830 |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab would allow the purification of important mycobacterial antigens antigens |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 20-10-2010
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| References | PMC1577034 |