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lipopolysaccharide

Term ID
CHEBI:16412
Synonyms
  • Lipopolysaccharide
  • lipopolysaccharides
  • LPS
Definition
Liposaccharide natural compounds consisting of a trisaccharide repeating unit (two heptose units and octulosonic acid) with oligosaccharide side chains and 3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid units (they are a major constituent of the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria).
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from lipopolysaccharide
Phenotype where environments contain lipopolysaccharide
Phenotype modified by environments containing lipopolysaccharide
Human Disease Model