CarboDB Lipopolysaccharide 1460
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Lipopolysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Lipopolysaccharide
[edit] Source Microbe
Haemophilus ducreyi CCUG 4438
[edit] Basic Structure
It consist of an oligosaccharide core ketosidically linked via a 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid (Kdo) residue to the lipid A region. The oligosaccharide core characteristic of these bacteria has been divided into two regions: (i) an inner core, consisting of three L-glycero-D-manno-heptose (Hep) residues and one phosphorylated Kdo residue, and (ii) an outer core, with one or more heterogeneous oligosaccharide branches containing mainly galactose (Gal) and glucose (Glc) residues
[edit] Proposed functions
LPS plays an important role in the infection process
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Polysera
[edit] Antibody type and class
N/A
[edit] Assay System
ELISA and immunoblotting
[edit] Cross-reactivity
the antiserum to CCUG 4438 reacted with only its homologous strain and strain ITM 4747
[edit] Proposed epitopes
N/A
[edit] Proposed Utility
This antisera would aid in the classification of H. ducreyi for epidemiological purposes
