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acylglycerophosphoglucose

acylglycerophosphoglucose noun: a complex lipid molecule consisting of a glycerol backbone esterified with fatty acid (acyl) chains and linked through a phosphate group to a glucose unit; essentially a glycophospholipid comparable to phosphatidylglucose.

Noun

acylglycerophosphoglucose (uncountable)

  1. A complex lipid molecule consisting of a glycerol backbone esterified with fatty acid (acyl) chains and linked through a phosphate group to a glucose unit; essentially a glycophospholipid comparable to phosphatidylglucose

Questions about acylglycerophosphoglucose

What does acylglycerophosphoglucose mean?
Acylglycerophosphoglucose means a complex lipid molecule consisting of a glycerol backbone esterified with fatty acid (acyl) chains and linked through a phosphate group to a glucose unit; essentially a glycophospholipid comparable to phosphatidylglucose.
What part of speech is acylglycerophosphoglucose?
Acylglycerophosphoglucose is a noun.

Words near acylglycerophosphoglucose in the dictionary

  1. acylglycerophosphates
  2. acylglycerophosphocholine
  3. acylglycerophosphocholines
  4. acylglycerophosphoethanolamine
  5. acylglycerophosphoethanolamines
  6. acylglycerophosphoglucose
  7. acylglycerophosphoglycerol
  8. acylglycerophosphoglycerols
  9. acylglycerophosphoinositol
  10. acylglycerophosphoinositols
  11. acylglycerophosphoserine

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