Term Name: beta-D-Araf-(1->2)-alpha-D-Araf-(1->5)-alpha-D-Araf-(1->5)-alpha-D-Araf-yl group
Synonyms: Ara4, Arabeta1-2Araalpha1-5Araalpha1-5Araalpha1-5Araalpha-yl, beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-(1->2)-alpha-D-arabinofuranosyl-(1->5)-alpha-D-arabinofuranosyl-(1->5)-alpha-D-arabinofuranosyl, beta-D-arabinosyl-(1->2)-alpha-D-arabinosyl-(1->5)-alpha-D-arabinosyl-(1->5)-alpha-D-arabinosyl
Definition: A tetraarabinofuranosyl group consisting of four D-arabinofuranosyl residues linked sequentially beta(1->2), alpha(1->5), alpha(1->5) with the anomeric centre of the residue at the reducing end also having alpha stereochemistry; corresponds to part of the lipoarabinomannan from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:156528]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: arabinofuranosyl group
has_role: epitope