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glycomimicry

glycomimicry noun: the modification of the oligosaccharides on the surface of bacteria in order to bypass the immune system.

Noun

glycomimicry (uncountable)

  1. The modification of the oligosaccharides on the surface of bacteria in order to bypass the immune system
    • In other bacterial species glycosylated bacterial proteins serve multiple purposes including enhanced attachment in Chlamydia trachomatis [65 ], immunomodulation through glycomimicry in group A and group B streptococci, Neisseria meningitidis, and E.2015 September 19, “Analysis of the Mycoplasma genitalium MgpB Adhesin to Predict Membrane Topology, Investigate Antibody Accessibility, Characterize Amino Acid Diversity, and Identify Functional and...

Origin of glycomimicry

From glyco- + mimicry.

Questions about glycomimicry

What does glycomimicry mean?
Glycomimicry means the modification of the oligosaccharides on the surface of bacteria in order to bypass the immune system.
What part of speech is glycomimicry?
Glycomimicry is a noun.

Words near glycomimicry in the dictionary

  1. glycometabolism
  2. glycomic
  3. glycomics
  4. glycomimetic
  5. glycomimetics
  6. glycomimicry
  7. glycomodification
  8. glycomodifications
  9. glycomodule
  10. glycomodules
  11. glycomolecule

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