CHEBI:73772 - K antigen

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ChEBI Name K antigen
ChEBI ID CHEBI:73772
Definition Any capsular polysaccharide derivative which is carried on the surface of a bacterial capsule or formed on the outer portion of a cell wall and masks somatic O antigens.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): 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).
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Outgoing K antigen (CHEBI:73772) has role antigen (CHEBI:59132)
K antigen (CHEBI:73772) is a polysaccharide derivative (CHEBI:65212)
Synonym Source
K antigens ChEBI
Last Modified
23 May 2013