ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Key wordsCandida glabrata
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Cell wall mannan
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Polysaccharide antigen
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Antigenic factor
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Chemical
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structure
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β-1
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2 Linkage
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Phosphodiester
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13C nuclear
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magnetic resonance
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A mannan of Candida glabrata IFO 0622 digested by Arthrobacter exo-α-mannosidase and a β-1,2-linked mannobiose obtained from the parent mannan by acid treatment was analyzed using 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The results show that the β-1,2-linked mannobiosyl residue is esterified to a phosphate group through position C-1 in the α-configuration, Manβ1– 2Manα1–HPO3–. The results of immunochemical assays of these mannans using the commercial antigenic factor sera of the genus Candida (Candida Check, Iatron) indicate that the main recognition site of serum no. 6 in this kit is the mannotetraosyl side-chain Manβ1–2Manα1– 2Manα1–2Man in C. glabrata mannan and also suggest that the phosphate-containing unit (such as Manβ1– 2Manα1–HPO3– in this mannan) behaves as one of the antigenic determinants of serum no. 6, but not of serum no. 5. Therefore, the present and previous findings indicate that serum no. 5 recognizes relatively longer β-1,2-linked oligomannosyl side-chains, Manβ1–[2Manβ1–]n 2Man (n = 1–6), attached to the phosphate groups previously observed in the cell wall mannans of Candida albicans, Candida stellatoidea, and Candida tropicalis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002030050559
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