Complement activation by bacterial surface glycolipids: A study with planar bilayer membranes

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-232

  Munstermann M ^a   Wiese, A ^a   Brandenburg, K ^a   Zahringer U ^a   Brade, L ^a   Kawahara, K ^b   Seydel, U ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^b KITASATO INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complement; Glycosphingolipid; Gram negative bacteria; Lipopolysaccharide; Outer membrane; Planar lipid bilayer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLYCOLIPID; MEMBRANE LIPID; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

ANTIBODIES; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOLIPIDS; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; HUMANS; LIPID A; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; ZYMOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 0032995864     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900486     Document Type: Article

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