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Definition of Lipopolysaccharide

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides ¹

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Medical Definition of Lipopolysaccharide

1. The major constituents of the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria. Highly immunogenic and stimulates the production of endogenous pyrogen interleukin-1 and tumour necrosis factor. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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