Question

Endotoxins are bacterial toxins composed of lipids and sugar complexes that are placed within a cell. They are also known as lipopolysaccharide or lps. A part of it contains fatty acids, polysaccharides. These do not harm the tissues directly. They are a type of pyrogen and is a component of the outer wall of bacteria.

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Endotoxin refers lipopolysaccharide that constitutes the outer leaflet of the outer membrane of most Gram-negative bacteria. Lipopolysaccharide is comprised of a hydrophilic polysaccharide and a hydrophobic component known as lipid A which is responsible for the major bioactivity of endotoxin.