| PolysacDB ID | 2218 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Core oligosaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Microbe | Salmonella minnesota Re chemotype 595 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | LPS is a complex macromolecule composed of the biologically active lipid A moiety, covalently attached core oligosaccharide, and distally linked polysaccharide O-side chain. The core oligosaccharide part consists of the following residues : α-Kdop-(2-8)-α-Kdop-(2-->4)-Kdo
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| BCSDB Structure | 147530
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| Proposed functions | LPS plays an important virulence role based on its antiphagocytic and endotoxic properties |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab MASM2 |
| Antibody type and class | IgG2b |
| Assay System | Enzyme immunoassay, immunoblotting |
| Cross-reactivity | This Mab was specific to Re chemotype |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A |
| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This Mab would help elucidate the LPS core domain structure |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 08-03-2011
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| References | 1383323 |