phospholipomannan

noun

A complex formed between a phospholipid and a mannan

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Meanings

nounphospholipomannan (countable and uncountable, plural phospholipomannans)

plural phospholipomannans

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA complex formed between a phospholipid and a mannan

    TLR2 and TLR4 are thought to interact with phospholipomannan and O-linked mannan of PAMPs as well.

    2016 January 26, “Cell Wall N -Linked Mannoprotein Biosynthesis Requires Goa1p, a Putative Regulator of Mitochondrial Complex I in Candida albicans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From phospho- + lipo- + mannan.

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phospholipomannan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phospholipomannan

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