Question

A lipopolysaccharide molecule that is released from the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria cell walls and causes the symptoms of the bacterial infection is called ________.

Answer 1

It is called an Endotoxin

Step-by-step explanation:

Lipopolysaccharide are large molecules found in the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria and it of lipids and polysaccharide. Apart from forming part of the structure of the bacteria, it protects the bacteria from chemical attacks.

Unlike exotoxins are substances such as proteins, that are secreted by the bacteria and are released outside hence causing an infection.

Endotoxins are substances that are part of the cell example is the lipopolysaccharide.dotoxins E /