PolysacDB Antigen 5 1627
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Carbohydrate Name
Antigen 5
Carbohydrate Class
Miscellaneous
Source Microbe
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Basic Structure
Antigen 5 is a well known 35,000-dalton glycoprotein of Mycobacteriun tuberculosis
Proposed functions
N/A
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
unheated, lyophilized M. tuberculosis H37Ra culture filtrate solids
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab TB5-1
Antibody type and class
IgM
Assay System
affinity chromatography, ELISA
Cross-reactivity
This Mab cross-reacted with M. kansasii
Proposed epitopes
Arabinomannan residues seemed to be a part of the epitope
Proposed Utility
N/A