Discovery of new biosynthetic pathways: The lipid A story

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Raetz, Christian R H ^a   Guan, Ziqiang ^a   Ingram, Brian O ^a   Six, David A ^a   Song, Feng ^a   Wang, Xiaoyuan ^a   Zhao, Jinshi ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Francisella tularensis; Vaccine adjuvant

Indexed keywords

ACYL (ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN) UDP N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYL-(ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN)-UDP-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE ACYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; LIPID A;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; FRANCISELLA; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; CELL MEMBRANE; FRANCISELLA; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LIPID A;

EID: 66349133664     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.R800060-JLR200     Document Type: Review

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