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schisto-series

schisto-series noun: a class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence GalNAcβ(1,4)Glcβ-Cer (N-acetylgalactosamine, glucose, ceramide).

Noun

schisto-series

  1. A class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence GalNAcβ(1,4)Glcβ-Cer (N-acetylgalactosamine, glucose, ceramide)
    • Whilst schistosome glycolipids are based on the unique schisto-series structure GalNAc(β4GlclCer, the glycosphingolipids of Fasciola spp. were found to belong to the globo-series structure of vertebrates, i. e., Galα-4Galβ4GlclCer.1999, European Journal of Cell Biology: Supplement - Issues 49-52, page 89
    • Schisto-series glycosphin-golipids could not be detected.2006, Aaron G. Maule, Nikki J. Marks, Parasitic Flatworms: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology and Physiology, →ISBN

Forms of schisto-series

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Questions about schisto-series

What does schisto-series mean?
Schisto-series means a class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence GalNAcβ(1,4)Glcβ-Cer (N-acetylgalactosamine, glucose, ceramide).
What part of speech is schisto-series?
Schisto-series is a noun.

Words near schisto-series in the dictionary

  1. schistic
  2. schistified
  3. schistifies
  4. schistify
  5. schistifying
  6. schisto-series
  7. schistoceratid
  8. schistoceratids
  9. schistocerca
  10. schistochilaceous
  11. schistocidal

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