| ganglioside GM2 (16:0) (epitope ID ) has this structure: . The epitope is an analog of: beta-D-GalpNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neup5Gc-(2->3)]-beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-R group from Homo sapiens (human) beta-D-GalpNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neup5Gc-(2->3)]-beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-R group. The epitope has these synonyms: (2S,3R,4E)-2-(hexadecanoylamino)-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-en-1-yl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-[5-acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranonosyl-(2->3)]-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, beta-D-GalNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->3)]-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-Glc-(1<->1')-N-hexadecanoylsphingosine, beta-D-GalNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-Neu5Ac-(2->3)]-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-Glc-(1<->1)-N-hexadecanoylsphingosine. This epitope has been studied for immune reactivity in publication(s), tested in B cell assay. |  |