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 ID1629
Carbohydrate NameAntigen 5   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassGlycoprotein
MicrobeMycobacterium tuberculosis   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureAntigen 5 is a well known 35,000-dalton glycoprotein of Mycobacteriun tuberculosis
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsN/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesUnheated, lyophilized M. tuberculosis H37Ra culture filtrate solids
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab TB5-20
Antibody type and classIgG2b
Assay SystemAffinity chromatography, ELISA
Cross-reactivityThis Mab cross-reacted with M. kansasii
Proposed epitopesArabinomannan residues seemed to be a part of the epitope
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityN/A
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation25-09-2010
ReferencesPMC265954


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