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glucosphingosine

glucosphingosine noun: the glycolipid glucosyl sphingosine; (2R,5S,6R)-2-[(E,2S,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol.

Noun

glucosphingosine (uncountable)

  1. The glycolipid glucosyl sphingosine; (2R,5S,6R)-2-[(E,2S,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol

Questions about glucosphingosine

What does glucosphingosine mean?
Glucosphingosine means the glycolipid glucosyl sphingosine; (2R,5S,6R)-2-[(E,2S,3R)-2-amino-3-hydroxyoctadec-4-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol.
What part of speech is glucosphingosine?
Glucosphingosine is a noun.

Words near glucosphingosine in the dictionary

  1. glucosinolates
  2. glucosinolic acid
  3. glucosinolic acids
  4. glucosphingolipid
  5. glucosphingolipids
  6. glucosphingosine
  7. glucostasis
  8. glucostatic
  9. glucostereochemistry
  10. glucosteroid
  11. glucosteroids

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