Lipooligosaccharide Lipooligosaccharide is a low-weight version of lipopolysaccharide present on the surfaces of most other Gram-negative bacteria. It is a sugar (saccharide) side chain attached to lipid A (thus "lipo-") in the outer membrane coating the cell wall of the bacteria. The root "oligo" refers to the fact that it is a few sugars shorter than the typical lipopolysaccharide. As an endotoxin, it provokes inflammation. The shedding of lipooligosaccharide by the bacteria are sometimes responsible for issues associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. Although it functions primarily as an endotoxin, lipooligosaccharide may disguise itself with host sialic acid and block initiation of the complement cascade.
Lipooligosaccharide Lipooligosaccharide is a low-weight version of lipopolysaccharide present on the surfaces of most other Gram-negative bacteria. It is a sugar (saccharide) side chain attached to lipid A (thus "lipo-") in the outer membrane coating the cell wall of the bacteria The root "oligo" refers to the fact that it is a few sugars shorter than the typical lipopolysaccharide As an endotoxin, it provokes inflammation The shedding of lipooligosaccharide by the bacteria are sometimes responsible for issues associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. Although it functions primarily as an endotoxin, lipooligosaccharide may disguise itself with host sialic acid and block initiation of the complement cascade.