bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
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Function
Structure
- main components of the external leaflet of the Gram-negative outer membrane
- 3 Components:
- lipid A (endotoxin component)
- core oligosaccharide
- O-polysaccharide
- 3 Components:
- detailed structure of lipopolysaccharide differs from one bacterium to another[2]
More general terms
References
- ↑ Garcia-Vello P, Di Lorenzo F, Zucchetta D et al Lipopolysaccharide lipid A: A promising molecule for new immunity-based therapies and antibiotics. Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Feb;230:107970. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34454000 Review.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wang X, Quinn PJ. Lipopolysaccharide: Biosynthetic pathway and structure modification. Prog Lipid Res. 2010 Apr;49(2):97-107. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19815028 Review.