paucimannose

P3A1U1C3I1M3A1N1N1O1S1E1

adjective

Having few mannose moieties

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Meanings

adjectivepaucimannose (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryHaving few mannose moieties

    They found that N-linked glycans on DENV virions derived from mammalian cells were a mix of high-mannose sugars and complex sugars, while a mix of high-mannose sugars and paucimannose sugars were found on mosquito-derived virions.

    2015 July 25, “Characterization of N-Glycan Structures on the Surface of Mature Dengue 2 Virus Derived from Insect Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pauci- + mannose.

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