CarboDB O-polysaccharide 1122

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[edit] Carbohydrate Name

O-polysaccharide

[edit] Carbohydrate Class

O-polysaccharide [LPS]

[edit] Source Microbe

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 1

[edit] Basic Structure

O chains of LPS of are composed of repeating tetrasaccharide units with identical trisaccharide residues forming a common backbone


[edit] Proposed functions

LPS is an important virulence factor. It molecule plays an important role in adherence of the bacterium to porcine respiratory tract cells and mucus

[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

formalin-fixed A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 1 cells

[edit] Carrier Name

nil

[edit] Conjugation Method

nil

[edit] Antibodies

Polysera

[edit] Antibody type and class

N/A

[edit] Assay System

ELISA

[edit] Cross-reactivity

This antibody cross-reacted with serotypes 9 and 11

[edit] Proposed epitopes

The epitope was deduced to contain the terminal nonreducing -D-Glc NAc residues

[edit] Proposed Utility

This antisera not only helped in serotyping analysis but also helped in deducing the epitopes recognized

[edit] Weblink

PubMed Central

[edit] External Links