| PolysacDB ID | 1040 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Lipopolysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Microbe | Chlamydia spp. (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | LPS is composed of three parts: (1) lipid A, (2) core polysaccharide, and (3) O antigen. The lipid A region contains two glucosamine sugar derivatives, each with three fatty acids and phosphate or pyrophosphate attached. The core polysaccharide has KDO and attached to lipid A. The side chain O is small polysaccharide chain extending outward from the core, it has several peculiar sugars and varies in composition between bacterial strains.
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| BCSDB Structure | 116693
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| Proposed functions | LPS is most unusual constituents of outer membrane. It plays important role in host defence avoidance. LPS contributes to the negative charge of the bacterial surface. Lipid A is often toxic and act as endotoxin |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Formalin killed L2 EBs |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab L21-6 |
| Antibody type and class | IgG3 |
| Assay System | Immunobloting |
| Cross-reactivity | This antibody was cross-reactive with Re LPS of S.typhimurium. |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A
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| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | Monoclonal antibody L21-6 recognizes chlamydal genus specific epitope. |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 12-01-2010
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| References | PMC263518 |