PolysacDB O-polysaccharide 2044

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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

O-polysaccharide

Carbohydrate Class

O-polysaccharide [LPS]

Source Microbe

Pseudomonas putida 2440

Basic Structure

The LPS consists of three regions, namely O-polysaccharide, core oligosaccharide and lipid A. The O-antigens consist of a trisaccharide repeating unit which consists of two uronic acid derivatives and one N-acetyl fucosamine residue

Proposed functions

N/A

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab 7.3B

Antibody type and class

IgM

Assay System

ELISA, immunfluorescence, immunoblotting and dot-blot

Cross-reactivity

This Mab was highly specific to P. putida 2440

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

MAb 7.3B was used successfully to track P. putida released in unsterile lake mesocosms

Weblink

PubMed Central

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database