LPS inmobilization on porous and non-porous supports as an approach for the isolation of anti-LPS host-defense peptides.

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are the major molecular component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. This molecule is recognized as a sign of bacterial infection, responsible for the development of local inflammatory response and, in extreme cases, septic shock. Unfortunately, despite substa...

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Main Authors: Carlos eLopez-Abarrategui, Alberto eMartinez, Osvaldo eReyes-Acosta, Octavio Luiz Franco, Anselmo Jesús Otero-González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
LPS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00389/full