| PolysacDB ID | 1896 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Band 1 glycolipid antigen (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Glycolipid |
| Microbe | Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | The structure of glycolipid antigen is Galfβ1->6(Manpα1-->3)Manpβ1-->2Ins
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | N/A |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab MEST1 |
| Antibody type and class | IgG3 |
| Assay System | High performance thin layer chromatography immunostaining, solid phase radioimmunoassay |
| Cross-reactivity | This Mab cross-reacted with promastigotes of Leishmania major and epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi |
| Proposed epitopes | Terminal residue of β-D-galactofuranose of Band 1 seems to be a part of the epitope |
| IEDB Epitope | 76842 |
| Proposed Utility | MAb MEST-1 can be a valuable tool in studies of biological role of galactofuranose residues |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 24-11-2010
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| References | 9184826 |