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. 1992 May;60(5):2106–2109. doi: 10.1128/iai.60.5.2106-2109.1992

Evidence for oligomannosyl residues containing both beta-1,2 and alpha-1,2 linkages as a serotype A-specific epitope(s) in mannans of Candida albicans.

H Kobayashi 1, N Shibata 1, S Suzuki 1
PMCID: PMC257122  PMID: 1373405

Abstract

In order to identify the branches containing both beta-1,2 and alpha-1,2 linkages as the serotype A-specific epitope(s) in the mannans of Candida albicans, serotype A strains with oligosaccharides constituting the beta-1,2 linkage, the alpha-1,2 linkage, and both the beta-1,2 and the alpha-1,2 linkages were prepared from the mannans of C. albicans serotype A strains (NIH A-207 and J-1012) and tested for their inhibitory effects in the precipitin and slide agglutination assays. The results indicated that two oligosaccharides containing both beta-1,2 and alpha-1,2 linkages, Manp beta 1-2Manp alpha 1-2Manp alpha 1-2Manp alpha 1-2Man and Manp beta 1-2Manp beta 1-2Manp alpha 1-2Manp alpha 1-2Manp alpha 1-2Man, served as epitopes participating in the serotype A specificity of C. albicans strains.

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