Biological activities of lipopolysaccharides are determined by the shape of their lipid A portion
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- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 267 (7) , 2008-2013
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01204.x
Abstract
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) represents a major virulence factor of Gram‐negative bacteria (‘endotoxin’) that can cause septic shock in mammals including man. The lipid anchor of LPS to the outer membran...Keywords
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