| PolysacDB ID | 1001 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Glucurunoxylomannan (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Capsular polysaccharide |
| Microbe Name | Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | A linear (1-->3)-linked mannan backbone singly substituted with nonreducing β(1-->2) xylose and β(1-->2) glucuronic acid side branches ; O-acetyl groups are present at C-6 of the mannosyl residues |
| BCSDB Structure | 116826 |
| Proposed Function | Antiphagocytic ; an important virulence factor |
| Antigenic Nature | Glycoconjugates. |
| Carrier Name | Pseudomonas aeruginosa exoprotein A (rEPA), tetanus toxoid |
| Conjugate Method | GXM was derivatized by the following two methods. (i) In method 1, ADH [adipic acid dihydrazide] was introduced into GXM by the activation of carboxyl groups with EDAC. GXM (5 mg/ml of 0.2 M NaCl) was derivatized with 0.5 M ADH and 0.1 M EDAC at pH 4.85 for 3.5 h at room temperature, using a pH Stat. After extensive dialysis against 0.2 M NaCl, the reaction mixture was passed through a 2B-CL Sepharose column (1.5 by 30 cm) equilibrated in 0.2 M NaCl. The fractions containing GXM were pooled and concentrated to the original volume. (ii) In method 2, ADH was introduced into GXM by the activation of hydroxyl groups with CNBr. GXM (5 mg/ml of 0.2 M NaCl) was activated with an equal weight of CNBr at pH 10.5 for 6 min at 4°C, using a pH Stat. An equal volume of 0.5 M NaHCO3 (pH 8.5) containing 0.5 M ADH was added. The reaction mixture was tumbled at 3 to 8°C for 18 to 20 h, dialyzed against 0.2 M NaCl, and passed through a 2B-CL Sepharose column (1.5 by 30 cm). The fractions containing GXM were pooled and concentrated to the original volume. The reaction mixture, containing equal concentrations (3.0 to 7.5 mg/ml) of GXM-AH (derivatized by either method) and TT or rEPA in 0.2 M NaCl, was brought to pH 5.6 with 0.05 N HCl, and 0.05 to 0.1 M EDAC was added; the pH was maintained at 5.6 in a pH Stat for 1 to 3 h at 4°C. The reaction mixture was dialyzed against 0.2 M NaCl at 3 to 8°C and passed through a Sepharose 2B-CL column (1.5 by 30 cm) equilibrated in 0.2 M NaCl. The void volume fractions containing the GXM and the protein were pooled and stored in 0.01% thimerosal at 3 to 8°C |
| Antibodies | Polysera |
| Antibody Type Class | IgM |
| Assay System | Double immunodiffusion, ELISA |
| Cross Reactivity | Polsera cross-reacted with capsular polysaccharides of C neoformans serotype A and D |
| Proposed Epitope | O-acetyl groups, glucuronyl residues |
| IEDB Epitope | 115576 |
| Proposed Utility | The conjugate vaccines prepared through hydroxyl activation of glucurunoxylomannan are sufficiently immunogenic and appear to be suitable for clinical evaluation |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 01-01-2010
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| References | 1716613 |