Research Article

Antiganglioside Antibodies and Inflammatory Response in Cutaneous Melanoma

Table 1

Test strips coated with parallel lines of purified antigens.

AntigenGanglioside typeSourceStructure

GM1Monosialoganglioside GM1Bovine brainGal-3GalNAc-4[Neu5Ac-3]Gal-4GlcCer
GM2Monosialoganglioside GM2Bovine brainGalNAc-4[Neu5Ac-3]Gal-4GlcCer
GM3Monosialoganglioside GM3Dog erythrocytesNeu5Ac-3Gal-4GlcCer
GD1aDisialoganglioside GD1aBovine brainNeu5Ac-3Gal-3GalNAc-4[Neu5Ac-3]Gal-4GlcCer
GD1bDisialoganglioside GD1bBovine brainGal-3GalNAc-4[Neu5Ac-8Neu5Ac-3]Gal-4GlcCer
GT1bTrisialoganglioside GT1bBovine brainNeu5Ac-3Gal-3GalNAc-4[Neu5Ac-8Neu5Ac-3]Gal-4GlcCer
GQ1bTetrasialoganglioside GQ1bBovine brainNeu5Ac-8Neu5Ac-3Gal-3GalNAc-4[Neu5Ac-8Neu5Ac-3]Gal-4GlcCer Glc, glucose; Gal, galactose; GalNAc, N-acetyl-galactosamine