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ArticleJournal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)2019

Applications of different solvents and conditions for differential extraction of lipopolysaccharide in Gram-negative bacteria.

Mai Phuong Nguyen, Le Viet Ha Tran, Hyun Namgoong, Yong-Hak Kim

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Article in Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mai Phuong NguyenDepartment of Microbiology, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, 42472, Republic of Korea.
Le Viet Ha TranDepartment of Microbiology, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, 42472, Republic of Korea.
Hyun NamgoongKolon R&D Division, Seoul, 07793, Republic of Korea.
Yong-Hak KimDepartment of Microbiology, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, 42472, Republic of Korea. ykim@cu.ac.kr.
Catholic University of Daegu · KRKolon Industries (South Korea) · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is one of the major components in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. However, its heterogeneity and variability in different bacteria and differentiation conditions make it difficult to extract all of the structural variants. We designed a solution to improve quality and biological activity of LPS extracted from various bacteria with different types of LPS, as compared to conventional methods. We introduced a quality index as a simple measure of LPS purity in terms of a degree of polysaccharide content detected by absorbance at 204 nm. Further experiments using gel electrophoresis, endotoxin test, and macrophage activation test were performed to evaluate the performance and reliability of a proposed 'T-sol' method and the biological effectiveness and character of the LPS products. We presented that the T-sol method had differential effects on extraction of a RAW 264.7 cell-activating LPS, which was effective in the macrophage activation with similar effects in stimulating the production of TNF-alpha. In conclusion, the T-sol method provides a simple way to improve quality and biological activity of LPS with high yield.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAnimalsCell LineEscherichia coliGuanidinesLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMicePhenolsReproducibility of ResultsSalmonella typhimuriumSolventsGuanidinesLipopolysaccharidesPhenolsSolventstrizoleffective does (ED50)Gram-negative bacterialipopolysaccharide (LPS)macrophage activationquality index

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