lipopolysaccharide /lipo·poly·sac·cha·ride/ (-pol″e-sak´ah-rīd)
lipopolysaccharide [lip″o-pol″e-sak´ah-rīd]
1. a molecule in which lipids and polysaccharides are linked.
2. a major component of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria; lipopolysaccharides are endotoxins and important antigens.
lip·o·pol·y·sac·cha·ride (l p  -p l -s k  -r d, lp-)n. Any of a group of polysaccharides in which a lipid constitutes a portion of the molecule. |
lipopolysaccharide [lip″o-pol″e-sak´ah-rīd]
1. a molecule in which lipids and polysaccharides are linked.
2. a major component of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria; lipopolysaccharides are endotoxins and important antigens.
lipopolysaccharide
a molecule in which lipids and polysaccharides are linked. See also endotoxin.
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