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:
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).
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.
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
lipoarabinomannansChEBI
LAMChEBI
LAMsChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
LipoarabinomannanWikipedia
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