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Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Bacterial Toxins > Endotoxins > Lipopolysaccharides
Biological Factors > Antigens > Antigens, Bacterial > Polysaccharides, Bacterial > Lipopolysaccharides
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Bacterial Proteins > Antigens, Bacterial > Polysaccharides, Bacterial > Lipopolysaccharides
Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Polysaccharides, Bacterial > Lipopolysaccharides
Lipids > Lipopolysaccharides
Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Lipopolysaccharides

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Lipopolysaccharides  

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  • Lipoglycans
  • Lipopolysaccharide

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  • oordinate with specific bacterium if pertinent

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  • Lipid-containing polysaccharides which are endotoxins and important group-specific antigens. They are often derived from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and induce immunoglobulin secretion. The lipopolysaccharide molecule consists of three parts: LIPID A, core polysaccharide, and O-specific chains (O ANTIGENS). When derived from Escherichia coli, lipopolysaccharides serve as polyclonal B-cell mitogens commonly used in laboratory immunology. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

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