lipophosphoglycan

noun

Any of a family of phosphatidylinositol derivatives of glycan that coats the surfaces of many parasitic protozoa.

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Meanings

nounlipophosphoglycan (plural lipophosphoglycans)

plural lipophosphoglycans

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of phosphatidylinositol derivatives of glycan that coats the surfaces of many parasitic protozoa.

Origin

From lipo- + phosphoglycan.

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