| PolysacDB ID | 1159 |
| Carbohydrate Name | Lipopolysaccharide (Drugpedia) |
| Carbohydrate Class | Lipopolysaccharide |
| Microbe | Bacteroides fragilis (NCBI Taxonomy) (Drugpedia) |
| Basic Structure | The polysaccharide part of the LPS mainly consists of two fractions : PSI : β-D-Galp(1-->6)β-D-Galp(1-->6)β-D-Galp(1-->6)Residue1-α-D-Glcp [branched to Residue no. 2](1-->2)α-L-Rhap and PSII : β-D-Galp(1-->4)α-D-Glcp [Branched to β-D-Galp(1-->6)](1-->2)α-L-Rhap
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| BCSDB Structure | 122912 |
| Proposed functions | LPS polysaccharide of B. gingivalis may represent a virulence factor |
| Antigenic Nature used to produce antibodies | Outer membrane extract of B. fragilis 23475 |
| Carrier Name | Nil |
| Conjugation Method | Nil |
| Antibodies | Mab BF3 |
| Antibody type and class | N/A |
| Assay System | Enzyme Immunoassay, Inhibition assay, Immunoblotting |
| Cross-reactivity | This antibody cross-reacted with 66 strains of B. fragilis, 4 strains of B.thetaiotaomicron, 2 strains of B. ovatus |
| Proposed epitopes | N/A
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| IEDB Epitope | N/A |
| Proposed Utility | Using this Mab LPS can be easily detected in bacterial antigen preparations and clinical samples. |
| Curator ID | AA + AS |
| Date of Curation | 22-02-2010
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| References | PMC271363 |