PolysacDB Lipopolysaccharide 1357
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[edit] Carbohydrate Name
Lipopolysaccharide
[edit] Carbohydrate Class
Lipopolysaccharide
[edit] Source Microbe
Chlamydia trachomatis serotype L2
[edit] Basic Structure
The LPS is composed of the pentasaccharide bisphosphate αKdo-(2-8)-αKdo-(2-->4)-αKdo-(2-6)-βGlcN-4P-(1-->6) αGlcN-1P (Kdo is 3-deoxy-α-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid)
[edit] Proposed functions
LPS is most unusual constituents of outer membrane. It plays important role in host defence avoidance. LPS contributes to the negative charge of the bacterial surface. Lipid A is often toxic and act as endotoxin
[edit] Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
elementary bodies of Chlamydia trachomatis serotype L2
[edit] Carrier Name
nil
[edit] Conjugation Method
nil
[edit] Antibodies
Mab L21-6
[edit] Antibody type and class
IgG3
[edit] Assay System
IFT assay, ELISA
[edit] Cross-reactivity
This antibody was specific only to C. psittaci LPS
[edit] Proposed epitopes
The epitope cosisted of a trisaccharide of a-3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic acid (KDO)
[edit] Proposed Utility
This Mab can be used in the epitope characterization of Chlamydial LPS