| PolysacDB ID | 1158 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Lipopolysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Microbe | Bacteroides gingivalis (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | LPS polysaccharide of B. gingivalis may represent a virulence factor
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| BCSDB Structure | N/A |
| Proposed functions | Lipolysaccharide of B. gingivalis represents a virulence factor |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Whole cells of B. gingivalis |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab BBG-25 |
| Antibody type and class | IgM |
| Assay System | Immunoblotting |
| Cross-reactivity | Did not cross-react with members of the family Enterobacteriaceae or with LPS of any of the other Bacteroides species |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A
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| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | This anti-LPS MAb, BBG-25, which shows specificity toward B. gingivalis LPS, represents an immunochemical reagent that will help in identifying B. gingivalis LPS in bacterial extracts |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 21-02-2010
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| References | PMC269514 |