CarboDB Lipopolysaccharide 1162
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Carbohydrate Name
Lipopolysaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
Lipopolysaccharide
Source Microbe
Bacteroides fragilis
Basic Structure
The polysaccharide part of the LPS mainly consists of two fractions : PSI : β-D-Galp(1-->6)β-D-Galp(1-->6)β-D-Galp(1-->6)Residue1-α-D-Glcp [branched to Residue no. 2](1-->2)α-L-Rhap and PSII : β-D-Galp(1-->4)α-D-Glcp [Branched to β-D-Galp(1-->6)](1-->2)α-L-Rhap
Proposed functions
LPS polysaccharide of B. gingivalis may represent a virulence factor
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Outer membrane extract of B. fragilis 23475
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab BF7
Antibody type and class
N/A
Assay System
Enzyme Immunoassay, Inhibition assay, Immunoblotting
Cross-reactivity
This antibody cross-reacted with 68 strains of B. fragilis, 6 strains of B.thetaiotaomicron, 2 strains of B. ovatus
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
Using this Mab LPS can be easily detected in bacterial antigen preparations and clinical samples.
Weblink
271367&tool=pmcentrez&rendertype=abstract PubMed Central