O antigen metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0046402

Synonyms

• O antigen metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving the O side chain of a lipopolysaccharide, which determines the antigenic specificity of the organism. It is made up of about 50 repeating units of a branched tetrasaccharide. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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