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Cell Wall Skeleton

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Definition: A mucoprotein found in the cell wall of various types of bacteria. It has adjuvant and antitumor activities and has been used to augment the production of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells.  restrict to bacteria; a mucoprotein of the bact cell wall: do not confuse with CYTOSKELETON, a network within the cytoplasm; coord IM with specific bacterium /ultrastruct, /chem or other pertinent qualif   
Pharmacological Action Adjuvants, Immunologic
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Ribi adjuvant  0   *Cord Factors *Cell Wall Skeleton Lipid A/*analogs & derivatives Adjuvants, Immunologic. J Immunol Methods 1992 Jul 31;152(1):105-13
cell wall skeleton, Nocardia  0   *Cell Wall Skeleton Nocardia. Cancer Res 1985;45(3):1413

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