CHEBI:59524 - lipoarabinomannan

ChEBI IDCHEBI:59524
ChEBI Namelipoarabinomannan
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DefinitionA glycolipid comprising a glycosylphosphatidyl-myo-inositol-anchored lipoglycan; a virulence factor associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Last Modified29 July 2019
SubmitterSteve
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Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
virulence factor  Any toxin secreted by bacteria, viruses, fungi or protozoa enabling them to achieve colonisation of a niche in the host, inhibit or evade the host's immune response, enter and exit cells, or obtain nutrition from the host.
antigen  Any substance that stimulates an immune response in the body, such as through antibody production or by presentation to a T-cell receptor after binding to a major histocompability complex (MHC).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
lipoarabinomannan (CHEBI:59524) has role antigen (CHEBI:59132)
lipoarabinomannan (CHEBI:59524) has role virulence factor (CHEBI:72316)
lipoarabinomannan (CHEBI:59524) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (CHEBI:24410)
Synonyms  Source
LAMChEBI
LAMsChEBI
lipoarabinomannansChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
LipoarabinomannanWikipedia
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