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Saccharolipids are
chemical compounds containing fatty acids linked directly to a
sugar backbone,
forming structures that are
compatible with membrane...
- categories:
fatty acyls, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids,
saccharolipids, and
polyketides (derived from
condensation of
ketoacyl subunits); and...
- categories:
fatty acids, glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids,
saccharolipids, and
polyketides (derived from
condensation of
ketoacyl subunits); and...
- The
saccharolipid Kdo2-Lipid A. Kdo
residues in red (core),
glucosamine residues in blue, acyl
chains in
black and
phosphate groups in green....
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Lipid A is a
lipid component of an
endotoxin held
responsible for the
toxicity of gram-negative bacteria. It is the
innermost of the
three regions of the...
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hydrophobic moiety of
lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a glucosamine-based
saccharolipid that
makes up the
outer monolayer of the
outer membranes of most gram-negative...
