title: Ornithine-containing lipid of Bordetella pertussis that carries hemagglutinating activity.
abstract: The proposed structure of the ornithine-containing lipid of Bordetella pertussis is 3-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid amide-linked to ornithine and esterified to the second hexadecanoic acid. The aminolipid strongly agglutinates type A and B human erythrocytes.
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000276:immunology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009952:Ornithine / Q000276:immunology*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D009952:Ornithine