lipoteichoic acid

Preferred Label : lipoteichoic acid;

MeSH note : lipopolysaccharides with an acyl group anchored to the cell membrane of gram-positive bacteria; functions as an adhesion molecule to facilitate the binding of bacteria to cells, colonization, and invasion; interacts with CD14 to induce NF-?B activation and inflammatory cytokine production; can function as surface antigen; inhibits remineraliztion of artificial lesions and surface-softened enamels;;

CISMeF synonym : LTA-1; LTA-2; teichoic acid I;

Registry Number MeSH : 56411-57-5;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C009900;

UMLS CUI

C0065067;

MeSH indexing information
- Gram-Positive bacteria [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- lipopolysaccharides [MeSH Descriptor]
- teichoic acids [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- LTA-1 [MeSH concept]
- LTA-2 [MeSH concept]
- lipoteichoic acid [MeSH concept]
- teichoic acid I [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Lipoteichoic Acid [NCIt concept]

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