inositolphosphorylceramide

noun

A fungal-specific membrane-embedded enzyme complex that catalyzes a key step in sphingolipid biosynthesis. Its absence in mammalian cells and essential role in fungal viability make it an attractive and selective target for antifungal development.

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Meanings

nouninositolphosphorylceramide (countable and uncountable, plural inositolphosphorylceramides)

plural inositolphosphorylceramides

  1. countableuncountableA fungal-specific membrane-embedded enzyme complex that catalyzes a key step in sphingolipid biosynthesis. Its absence in mammalian cells and essential role in fungal viability make it an attractive and selective target for antifungal development.
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