polysaccharide intercellular adhesin

Preferred Label : polysaccharide intercellular adhesin;

MeSH note : important factor in colonization of medical devices by Staphyococcus epidermidis; consists of two polysaccharides, one of which consists of N-acetylated beta-1-6-linked 2-deoxy-2-aminoglucopyranosyl residues; the other polysaccharide is a phosphorylated, succinylated, and nonacetylated version of the first;

MeSH synonym : PIA adhesin; poly-N-acetylglucosamine;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C113579;

UMLS CUI

C0755558;

MeSH indexing information
- bacterial adhesion [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- polysaccharides, bacterial [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- polysaccharide intercellular adhesin [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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