Definition of Lipopolysaccharide

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides ¹

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Medical Definition of Lipopolysaccharide

1. The major constituents of the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria. Highly immunogenic and stimulates the production of endogenous pyrogen interleukin-1 and tumour necrosis factor. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lipopolysaccharide

lipophilicity
lipophobia
lipophobic
lipophobicity
lipophore
lipophores
lipophorin
lipophosphodiesterase I
lipophosphodiesterase II
lipophosphoglycan
lipophosphoglycan Gal6-mannosylphosphoryltransferase
lipophylic
lipoplex
lipoplexes
lipopolymer
lipopolysaccharide (current term)
lipopolysaccharides
lipoprotein
lipoprotein(a) hyperlipoproteinaemia
lipoprotein-x
lipoprotein Lp(a)
lipoprotein electrophoresis
lipoprotein lipase
lipoprotein polymorphism
lipoproteinemia
lipoproteins
lipos
liposarcoma

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