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Lipid A

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-006651

A phosphorylated glucosamine disaccharide that forms the hydrophobic anchor of lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. It is responsible for most of the endotoxic activity of LPS, triggering strong immune responses in hosts. Its structure varies among bacterial species.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-006651
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1177 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Lipid A",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A phosphorylated glucosamine disaccharide that forms the hydrophobic anchor of lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a major component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. It is responsible for most of the endotoxic activity of LPS, triggering strong immune responses in hosts. Its structure varies among bacterial species.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1177 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/lipid-a/"
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