PolysacDB Lipopolysaccharide 2595

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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

Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae strain 248

Basic Structure

N/A

Proposed functions

Structural modifications of Rhizobium LPS may play an important role in the adaptation of endosymbiotic rhizobia to the surrounding microenvironment

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

peptidoglycan-outer membrane complex

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab 16

Antibody type and class

N/A

Assay System

ELISA, immunoblotting, Spot immunoassays, Agglutination tests

Cross-reactivity

This Mab was specific to the immunizing strain

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

This Mab can be a useful tool for studying the differentiation process from free-living bacteria to bacteroids

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database