Table 1.
Glycan mimics: examples of mammalian glycoprotein epitopes also found in the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) or lipooligosaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria.
| Glycoprotein epitope | Structure | Bacteria |
|---|---|---|
| T antigen | Galβ1–3GalNAcα- | EC O104, EC O5, EC 0127 |
| Sialyl-T antigen | Sialylα2–3Galβ1–3GalNAcα- | EC O104 |
| Type 1 chain | Galβ1–3GlcNAc- | EC O7, EC O55 |
| Type 2 chain | Galβ1–4GlcNAc- | EC O91 |
| Lewis a | Fucα1–4[Galβ1–3]GlcNAcβ- | Hp |
| Lewis b | Fucα1–4[Fucα1–2Galβ1–3]GlcNAcβ- | Hp |
| Lewis x | Galβ1–4[Fucα1–3]GlcNAcβ- | Hp |
| Lewis y | Fucα1–2Galβ1–4[Fucα1–3]GlcNAcβ- | Hp |
| H antigen | Fucα1–2Galβ- | EC O86 |
| Blood group A | GalNAcα1–3[Fucα1–2]Galβ- | Bo |
| Blood group B | Galα1–3[Fucα1–2]Galβ- | EC O86 |
| Linear B | Galα1–3Galβ- | Nm |
| P blood group | Galα1–4Galβ- | Cj, Nm |
| Polysialic acids, PSA | [Sialylα2–8]n | EC, Nm |
| Sialylα2-3 | Sialylα2–3Galβ- | Cj, EC O104 |
| Sialylα2-6 | Sialylα2–6Galβ- | Psp |
| Fucα1-6 | Fucα1–6GlcNAcβ- | Rsp |
Bo, Bacteroides ovatus; Cj, Campylobacter jejuni; EC, Escherichia coli; Hp, Helicobacter pylori; Nm, Neisseria meningitides; Psp, Photobacterium sp.; Rsp, Rhizobium sp.