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Lipopolysaccharide
Lipopolysaccharides
(
LPS
), also known as lipoglycans and
endotoxins
, are large
molecules
consisting of a
lipid
and a
polysaccharide
composed of O-antigen, outer core and inner core joined by a
covalent bond
; they are found in the
outer membrane
of
Gram-negative bacteria
, and elicit strong
immune responses
in animals.
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