Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

lipid A metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0046493
Synonyms
  • lipid A metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipid A, the glycolipid group of bacterial lipopolysaccharides, consisting of four to six fatty acyl chains linked to two glucosamine residues. Further modifications of the backbone are common. (3)
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Ontology
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Phenotype
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