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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Bacterial Proteins > Cell Wall Skeleton
Cells > Cellular Structures > Cell Wall > Cell Wall Skeleton
Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Mucoproteins > Cell Wall Skeleton
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Mucoproteins > Cell Wall Skeleton

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Cell Wall Skeleton  

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Note

  • restrict to bacteria; a mucoprotein of the bact cell wall: do not confuse with CYTOSKELETON, a network within the cytoplasm; coord IM with specific bacterium /ultrastruct, /chem or other pertinent qualif

Scope note

  • A mucoprotein found in the cell wall of various types of bacteria. It has adjuvant and antitumor activities and has been used to augment the production of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells.

History note

  • 93; was CELL WALL SKELETON (NM) 1974-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017358

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