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lipopolysaccharide

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lipopolysaccharide /lipo·poly·sac·cha·ride/ (-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 (lp-pl-sk-rd, lp-)
n.
Any of a group of polysaccharides in which a lipid constitutes a portion of the molecule.
lipopolysaccharide
a molecule in which lipids and polysaccharides are linked. See also endotoxin.


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