Endotoxins: Lipopolysaccharides of gram-negative bacteria

Sub-Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue , 2010, Pages 3-25

  Wang, Xiaoyuan ^a   Quinn, Peter J ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Lipid A; Lipopolysaccharide; LPS biosynthesis; Outer membrane

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ENDOTOXINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 77956626926     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9078-2_1     Document Type: Article

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