Lipopolysaccharide definition

lĭpō-pŏlē-săkə-rīd, līpō-

Any of a group of polysaccharides in which a lipid constitutes a portion of the molecule.

noun

(biochem.) A large molecule that contains a polysaccharide and a lipid, found especially in cell membranes.

noun

Any of a group of polysaccharides in which a lipid constitutes a portion of the molecule, found in the outer cell wall of gram-negative bacteria.

noun

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

noun

Other Word Forms

Singular:

lipopolysaccharide

Plural:

lipopolysaccharides