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phospholipomannan

phospholipomannan noun: a complex formed between a phospholipid and a mannan.

Noun

phospholipomannan (countable and uncountable, plural phospholipomannans)

  1. A complex formed between a phospholipid and a mannan
    • TLR2 and TLR4 are thought to interact with phospholipomannan and O-linked mannan of PAMPs as well.2016 January 26, “Cell Wall N -Linked Mannoprotein Biosynthesis Requires Goa1p, a Putative Regulator of Mitochondrial Complex I in Candida albicans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of phospholipomannan

pluralphospholipomannans

Origin of phospholipomannan

From phospho- + lipo- + mannan.

Questions about phospholipomannan

What does phospholipomannan mean?
Phospholipomannan means a complex formed between a phospholipid and a mannan.
What part of speech is phospholipomannan?
Phospholipomannan is a noun.
What is the plural of phospholipomannan?
The plural of phospholipomannan is phospholipomannans.

Words near phospholipomannan in the dictionary

  1. phospholipoid
  2. phospholipoids
  3. phospholipolysis
  4. phospholipolytic
  5. phospholipolytically
  6. phospholipomannan
  7. phospholipomannans
  8. phospholipoprotein
  9. phospholipoproteinaceous
  10. phospholipoproteinosis
  11. phospholipoproteins

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