Term Name: | O-polysaccharide |
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Synonyms: | O antigen, O polysaccharide, O-polysaccharides |
Definition: | A repetitive glycan polysaccharide contained within a lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The O-antigen is attached to the core oligosaccharide, and comprises the outermost domain of the LPS molecule. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:64637] ( EBI ) |