Ammonium hydroxide hydrolysis

Lipid A is the lipophilic moiety of lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), the major components of the external membrane of almost all gram-negative bacteria. It is responsible for the toxicity of LPS and has a heterogeneous structure composed of a bis-phosphorylated glucosamine disaccharide backbone that is a...

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Main Authors: Alba Silipo, Rosa Lanzetta, Angela Amoresano, Michelangelo Parrilli, Antonio Molinaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520327486