CHEBI:60963 - colanic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:60963
ChEBI Namecolanic acid
Stars
DefinitionA polyanionic heteropolysaccharide containing a repeat unit with D-glucose, L-fucose, D-galactose, and D-glucuronic acid sugars that are non-stoichiometrically decorated with O-acetyl and pyruvate side-chains
Last Modified12 July 2012
Submittermaharris
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
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)
colanic acid (CHEBI:60963) has role antigen (CHEBI:59132)
colanic acid (CHEBI:60963) is a polysaccharide derivative (CHEBI:65212)
Synonym  Source
M-antigenSUBMITTER
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