Kdo2-lipid A: Structural diversity and impact on immunopharmacology

Biological Reviews

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 408-427

  Wang, Xiaoyuan ^a   Quinn, Peter J ^b   Yan, Aixin ^c  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Gram negative bacteria; Kdo2 lipid A; Lipopolysaccharide; Outer membrane

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

3-DEOXY-2-OCTULOSONIC ACID(2)-LIPID IV(A); LIPID A; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; LIPID A; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 84927026882     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12114     Document Type: Article

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