lipopolysaccharide-binding protein


lipopolysaccharide-binding protein

A trace plasma protein that binds to the lipid A moiety of bacterial lipopolysaccharide–LPS or to endotoxin–a glycolipid present in the outer membrane of all gram-negative bacteria

lipopolysaccharide-binding protein

One of many acute-phase proteins released into the serum in patients with a gram-negative bacterial infection; it helps to defend the body against sepsis by binding and transferring bacterial endotoxin.See also: protein