Biological functions of sialic acid as a component of bacterial endotoxin

Biological functions of sialic acid as a component of bacterial endotoxin

Lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin, LPS) is an important Gram-negative bacteria antigen. LPS of some bacteria contains sialic acid (Neu5Ac) as a component of O-antigen (O-Ag), in this review we present an overview of bacteria in which the presence of Neu5Ac has been confirmed in their outer envelope and...

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Main Authors: Bartłomiej Dudek, Jacek Rybka, Gabriela Bugla-Płoskońska, Agnieszka Korzeniowska-Kowal, Bożena Futoma-Kołoch, Aleksandra Pawlak, Andrzej Gamian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
lipopolysaccharide
O-antigen
molecular mimicry
pathogenesis
outer membrane
Gram-negative bacteria
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1028796/full

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