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glycostructure

glycostructure noun: a structure of glycoproteins.

Noun

glycostructure (plural glycostructures)

  1. A structure of glycoproteins.
    • Intermediate glycostructures have different numbers of galactose, mannose, and sialic acid residues.2015 July 2, Ligabue-Braun R, Sachett LG, Pol-Fachin L, Verli H, “The Calcium Goes Meow: Effects of Ions and Glycosylation on Fel d 1, the Major Cat Allergen”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI

Forms of glycostructure

pluralglycostructures

Origin of glycostructure

From glyco- + structure.

Questions about glycostructure

What does glycostructure mean?
Glycostructure means a structure of glycoproteins.
What part of speech is glycostructure?
Glycostructure is a noun.
What is the plural of glycostructure?
The plural of glycostructure is glycostructures.

Words near glycostructure in the dictionary

  1. glycosphingolipid
  2. glycosphingolipidosis
  3. glycosphingolipids
  4. glycosteroid
  5. glycosteroids
  6. glycostructure
  7. glycostructures
  8. glycosulfatase
  9. glycosulfatases
  10. glycosulphatase
  11. glycosulphatases

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