Structural analysis of Francisella tularensis lipopolysaccharide

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 269, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 6112-6118

  Vinogradov, Evgeny ^a   Perry, Malcolm B ^a   Conlan, J Wayne ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Core; Francisella tularensis; Lipid A; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYHEXADECANOIC ACID; 3 HYDROXYSTEARIC ACID; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSAMINE; LIPID A; MYRISTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACYLATION; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; FATTY ACIDS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 0036453946     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03321.x     Document Type: Article

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