Lipopolysaccharide
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lipopolysaccharide-179-914232
title:
Lipopolysaccharide
text:
Lipopolysaccharide, now more commonly known as Endotoxin, is a collective term for components of the outermost membrane of cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella with a common structural architecture. Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are large molecules consisting of three parts: an outer core polysaccharide termed the O-antigen, an inner core oligosaccharide and Lipid A, all covalently linked. In current terminology, the term endotoxin is often used synonymously with L
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Class of molecules found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipopolysaccharide
date created:
2003-12-24T09:57:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T21:59:22Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/LPS.svg","width":441,"height":1014}
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