glycopyranosyl

G2L1Y4C3O1P3Y4R1A1N1O1S1Y4L1

noun

A univalent radical derived from a glycopyranose

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Meanings

noun
  1. especiallyin compoundsbiochemistryA univalent radical derived from a glycopyranose

    Another synthetic lipid A derivative, glycopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (GLA) has been used in combination with squalene (SE, an oil-in-water emulsion), and shown to induce strong Th1-type responses, enhance antigen-specific responses and have a good safety profile [ 82 ].

    2014 April 25, Deana N. Toussi, Paola Massari, “Immune Adjuvant Effect of Molecularly-defined Toll-Like Receptor Ligands”, in Vaccines, volume 2, →DOI

Origin

From glyco- + pyranosyl.

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