glycosylphosphatidylinositol

noun

A glycolipid, containing inositol as the sugar entity, that is involved in the posttranslational modification of protein

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glycophosphatidylinositolGPI
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Meanings

nounglycosylphosphatidylinositol (plural glycosylphosphatidylinositols)

plural glycosylphosphatidylinositols

  1. biochemistryA glycolipid, containing inositol as the sugar entity, that is involved in the posttranslational modification of protein

    Synonyms: glycophosphatidylinositol, GPI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA glycolipid, containing inositol as the sugar entity, that is involved in the posttranslational modification of protein

Similar
glycophosphatidylinositolGPI
Also see
glycophosphatidylinositol
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