The Biological Bulletin, October 1st, 2004
Lipopolysaccharide is a component of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria and is the principal mediator of gram-negative bacterial toxicity to animals. Toxicity is mediated by lipid A, the membrane-forming element of lipopolysaccharide. Although usually thought to be restricted to prokaryotes, recent evidence suggests the presence of lipopolysaccharide in certain eukaryotes. Glycolipids with all of the unique components of bacterial lipopolysaccharide, including the lipid A moiety, have been isolated from axenically-grown green algae; and the vascular plant Arabidopsis thaliana has b...
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