OBO ID: CHEBI:67062
Term Name: lipo-chitin oligosaccharide Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • LCO
  • LCOs
  • lipo-chitin oligosaccharides
Definition: Glycolipid signal molecules that mediate the species-specific symbiosis between rhizobial bacteria and leguminous plants. Comprised of an oligosaccharide backbone of beta (1-4) linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) which varies in length between two and six residues and which is decorated with a combination of chemical moieties that helps encode species-specificity.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
PHENOTYPE No data available