CarboDB Core oligosaccharide 2299
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Carbohydrate Name
Core oligosaccharide
Carbohydrate Class
Core oligosaccharide [LPS]
Source Microbe
Campylobacter fetus
Basic Structure
The LPS molecule of C. fetus is composed of three distinct structural domains: a hydrophobic lipid A portion which forms the outer leaflet of the outer membrane and which contains the endotoxic activity, a low-molecular-weight oligosaccharide core complex, and a variable-length O-specific polysaccharide chain with repeating oligosaccharide units (O-antigen)
Proposed functions
The LPS O-antigens are the basis of the C. fetus heat-stable serotyping Scheme
Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies
Whole cells
Carrier Name
nil
Conjugation Method
nil
Antibodies
Mab M1357
Antibody type and class
N/A
Assay System
ELISA and immunoblotting
Cross-reactivity
This Mab was highly specific tp C. fetus strains and reacted with serotype A and B strains
Proposed epitopes
N/A
Proposed Utility
Due to its high specificity, this Mab is potentially useful as immunodiagnostic reagent for detection, identification and characterization of C. fetus