CarboDB Lipopolysaccharide 1454

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Contents 1 Carbohydrate Name 2 Carbohydrate Class 3 Source Microbe 4 Basic Structure 5 Proposed functions 6 Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies 7 Carrier Name 8 Conjugation Method 9 Antibodies 10 Antibody type and class 11 Assay System 12 Cross-reactivity 13 Proposed epitopes 14 Proposed Utility 15 Weblink 16 External Links

Carbohydrate Name

Lipopolysaccharide

Carbohydrate Class

Lipopolysaccharide

Source Microbe

Francisella tularensis

Basic Structure

N/A

Proposed functions

It is an important virulence factor

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

heat-killed F. tularensis

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab FT2F11

Antibody type and class

IgM

Assay System

ELISA and immunoblotting

Cross-reactivity

FT2F11 cross-reacted with V. cholerae LPS at a low avidity

Proposed epitopes

This Mab reacts with the inner core of the LPS

Proposed Utility

This Mab would help to detect the organism in environmental samples and clinical specimens

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• Link to CarboDB database