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 ID1536
Carbohydrate NameExcreted Factor [EF] antigen   (Drugpedia)
Carbohydrate ClassGlycoprotein
MicrobeLeishmania tropica major   (NCBI Taxonomy)   (Drugpedia)
Basic StructureN/A
BCSDB StructureN/A
Proposed functionsN/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodiesGlutaraldehyde-fixed promastigotes
Carrier NameNil
Conjugation MethodNil
AntibodiesMab WIC 79.3
Antibody type and classIgG1
Assay SystemImmunodiffusion
Cross-reactivityThis Mab was quite specific and reacted only with EFs of serotype Al and A4 [Israeli and Russian L. tropica major]
Proposed epitopesN/A
IEDB EpitopeN/A
Proposed UtilityThis Mab would help in the serotyping of Leishmania species
Curator IDAA + AS
Date of Curation27-08-2010
ReferencesPMC270766


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