Preferred Name

Endotoxin

Synonyms
Definitions

The lipopolysaccharide complexes that are part of the outer membrane of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Pseudomonas, Neisseria, Haemophilus, and other leading pathogens. Upon bacterial infections, the lipid component (Lipid A) of endotoxin contributes to its toxicity, while the polysaccharide components contribute to immunogenicity.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C50918

code

C50918

Contributing_Source

CTRP

definition

The lipopolysaccharide complexes that are part of the outer membrane of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Pseudomonas, Neisseria, Haemophilus, and other leading pathogens. Upon bacterial infections, the lipid component (Lipid A) of endotoxin contributes to its toxicity, while the polysaccharide components contribute to immunogenicity.

Display_Name

Endotoxin

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C116977

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C142799

label

Endotoxin

Legacy Concept Name

Endotoxin

Preferred_Name

Endotoxin

prefixIRI

NCIT:C50918

prefLabel

Endotoxin

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0014264

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C296

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