| PolysacDB ID | 2352 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Lipopolysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Microbe | Sinorhizobium meliloti strain NRG185 (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| 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)
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| 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 |
| IEDB Epitope | 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 |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 12-04-2011
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| References | 10543844 |