| PolysacDB ID | 1743 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Phenolic glycolipid TB antigen (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Glycolipid |
| Microbe | Mycobacterium tuberculosis canetti (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | Phenolic glycolipid consist of phenol phthiocerol as a common structure and a carbohydrate determinant that consists of 2,3,4-Me3Fuc-Rha-2-O-MeRha residues
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | It has been widely used for the serodiagnosis of leprosy and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of leprosy |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab III604 |
| Antibody type and class | IgG3 |
| Assay System | ELISA and dot ELISA |
| Cross-reactivity | This Mab was specific to M. tuberculosis phenolic glycolipid and did not cross-react with other phenolic glycolipids from Mycobacterium leprae, M. bovis, and M. kansasii |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab may be useful as a diagnostic reagent |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 20-10-2010
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| References | PMC270589 |