CarboDB Lipopolysaccharide 1514
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Carbohydrate Name
Lipopolysaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
Lipopolysaccharide
Source Microbe
Klebsiella strains KD37
Basic Structure
O-1 side chain of the LPS is proposed to contain a disaccharide repeat unit consisting of [-α-D-Galp-(1->3)-β-D-Galf-] (1->4), where Gal is galactose
Proposed functions
These major cell surface antigens play important roles in the ability of the bacterium to evade host cell defenses
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
formalinized whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Polysera
Antibody type and class
N/A
Assay System
ELISA and immunoblotting
Cross-reactivity
This antisera reacted with the full complement of High molecular weight LPS and Low molecular weight LPS but had no apparent response against the lipid A core
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
This antibody may help in the stuctural and functional elucidation of O1 side chain of Klebsiella LPS