Kawai Soichiro

Dr. Kawai Soichiro

National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2022 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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Rossella Di Guida
CACasillo Angela
Casillo Angela
ASAntonietta Stellavato
Antonietta Stellavato
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Kawai Soichiro
TOTakuya Ogawa
Takuya Ogawa
Maria Michela CorsaroMaria Michela Corsaro
Maria Michela Corsaro

19 November 2021 in Marine Drugs
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RGRossella Di Guida
Rossella Di Guida
CACasillo Angela
Casillo Angela
ASAntonietta Stellavato
Antonietta Stellavato
CMCeleste Di Meo
Celeste Di Meo
KSKawai Soichiro
Kawai Soichiro
Maria Michela CorsaroMaria Michela Corsaro
Maria Michela Corsaro
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are surface glycoconjugates embedded in the external leaflet of the outer membrane (OM) of the Gram-negative bacteria. They consist of three regions: lipid A, core oligosaccharide (OS), and O-specific polysaccharide or O-antigen. Lipid A is the glycolipid endotoxin domain that anchors the LPS molecule to the OM, and therefore, its chemical structure is crucial in the maintenance of membrane integrity in the Gram-negative bacteria. In this paper, we reported the characterization of the lipid A and OS structures from Pseudoalteromonas nigrifaciens Sq02-Rifr, which is a psychrotrophic Gram-negative bacterium isolated from the intestine of Seriola quinqueradiata. The immunomodulatory activity of both LPS and lipid A was also examined.