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monoglucose

monoglucose noun: a single glucose moiety in a macromolecule.

Noun

monoglucose (uncountable)

  1. A single glucose moiety in a macromolecule
    • As an extremely sensitive sensor of the tertiary structure of glycoproteins, UGT1 catalyzes the addition of monoglucose to the defective glycoprotein for repair through an unconventional pathway.2016 January 26, “Comparative Proteomics Reveals Important Viral-Host Interactions in HCV-Infected Human Liver Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of monoglucose

From mono- + glucose.

Questions about monoglucose

What does monoglucose mean?
Monoglucose means a single glucose moiety in a macromolecule.
What part of speech is monoglucose?
Monoglucose is a noun.

Words near monoglucose in the dictionary

  1. monoglossia
  2. monoglot
  3. monoglotism
  4. monoglots
  5. monoglottism
  6. monoglucose
  7. monoglucoside
  8. monoglucosides
  9. monoglucosylate
  10. monoglucosylated
  11. monoglucosylates

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