endotoxin

endotoxin
A component of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria that elicits, in mammals, an inflammatory response and fever.

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  • endotoxin — endotoxin. См. эндотоксин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • endotoxin — [en΄dō täks′in] n. [ ENDO + TOXIN] the polysaccharide that is combined with a lipid and released from the cell walls of Gram negative bacteria, producing toxic effects causing fever, shock, etc. in many animals …   English World dictionary

  • Endotoxin — Endotoxins (not to be confused with enterotoxin) are potentially toxic, natural compounds found inside pathogens such as bacteria. Classically, an endotoxin is a toxin which, unlike an exotoxin , is not secreted in soluble form by live bacteria,… …   Wikipedia

  • endotoxin — Heat stable polysaccharide like toxin bound to a bacterial cell. The term is used more specifically to refer to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the outer membrane of Gram negative bacteria. There are three parts to the molecule, the Lipid A (six… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Endotoxin — endotoksinas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Toksinas, kuris į aplinką patenka tik iš suirusių bakterijų. atitikmenys: angl. endotoxin vok. Endotoxin, n rus. эндотоксин, m …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • endotoxin — endotoksinas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Toksinas, kuris į aplinką patenka tik iš suirusių bakterijų. atitikmenys: angl. endotoxin vok. Endotoxin, n rus. эндотоксин, m …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Endotoxin — Endotoxine sind eine Klasse biochemischer Stoffe. Sie sind Zerfallsprodukte von Bakterien, die im Menschen zahlreiche physiologische Reaktionen auslösen können. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Definition 2 Wortherkunft 3 Wirkungen 4 Nac …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • endotoxin — endotoxic, adj. /en doh tok sin/, n. Biochem. the toxic protoplasm liberated when a microorganism dies and disintegrates, as in Eberthella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever. Cf. exotoxin. [1900 05; ENDO + TOXIN] * * * ▪ bacterial toxin… …   Universalium

  • endotoxin — endotoksinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Toksinas, kuris į aplinką patenka tik iš žuvusių ir suirusių bakterijų. atitikmenys: angl. endotoxin rus. эндотоксин …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • endotoxin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1904 a toxic heat stable lipopolysaccharide substance present in the outer membrane of gram negative bacteria that is released from the cell upon lysis • endotoxic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • endotoxin — n. [Gr. endon, within; toxikon, poison] A substance produced by microorganisms which is confined within the microbial cell; see exotoxin …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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