E. coli lipid A, as an example, typically has four C14 hydroxy acyl chains attached to the sugars and one C14 and one C12 attached to the beta hydroxy groups.
O lípido A de E. coli, por exemplo, ten tipicamente catro cadeas C14 hidroxi acilo unidas aos azucres e unha C14 e outra C12 unidas aos grupos beta hidroxi.