Sepsis Ontology

Last uploaded: May 14, 2024
Preferred Name

Endotoxin

Synonyms
ID

http://www.semanticweb.org/zchero/ontologies/2023/11/SepsisOntology#Endotoxin

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.

label

Endotoxin

prefixIRI

Endotoxin

prefLabel

Endotoxin

reference

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C50918

Synonyms

Bacterial Pyrogen Endotoxin Endotoxins

subClassOf

http://www.semanticweb.org/zchero/ontologies/2023/11/SepsisOntology#Paediatric_Sepsis_Diagnostic_Biomarker

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