Cell Wall Skeleton

"Cell Wall Skeleton" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID

D017358

MeSH Number(s)

A11.284.183.200

D12.776.097.162

D12.776.395.560.186

Concept/Terms

Cell Wall Skeleton

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cell Wall Skeleton".

Anatomy [A]
Cells [A11]
Cellular Structures [A11.284]
Cell Wall [A11.284.183]
Cell Wall Skeleton [A11.284.183.200]
Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Bacterial Proteins [D12.776.097]
Cell Wall Skeleton [D12.776.097.162]
Glycoproteins [D12.776.395]
Mucoproteins [D12.776.395.560]
Cell Wall Skeleton [D12.776.395.560.186]

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