PolysacDB Lipopolysaccharide 2352

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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

Sinorhizobium meliloti strain NRG185

Basic Structure

There are two forms of LPS: rough LPS (R-LPS), which consists of a lipid A membrane anchor and conserved core oligosaccharides, and smooth LPS (S-LPS), which includes the O-antigen (or O-polysaccharide)

Proposed functions

LPS is an important surface antigen

Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies

Whole cells

Carrier Name

nil

Conjugation Method

nil

Antibodies

Mab 11

Antibody type and class

IgM

Assay System

ELISA and immunoblotting

Cross-reactivity

This Mab was highly cross-reactive recognizing most number of Shinorhizobium species. MAb 11 recognized only one major form (band) of R-LPS from the serogroup A strains, and it did not bind the S-LPS from any strain

Proposed epitopes

N/A

Proposed Utility

The use of MAbs to study specific cell surface components from the bacteroids of Rhizobium leguminosarum have yielded interesting information about morphogenesis in the pea symbiont, including the temporal expression of specific epitopes during nodule development

Weblink

PubMed

External Links

• Link to PolysacDB database