polyisoprenyl

P3O1L1Y4I1S1O1P3R1E1N1Y4L1

adjective

Related to or composed of a polyisoprene

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Meanings

adjectivepolyisoprenyl (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelated to or composed of a polyisoprene

    It plays several important functions within cells and consists of a benzoquinone ring, synthesised from phenylalanine or tyrosine, and a polyisoprenyl side chain, the length of which (Q n ) varies from organism to organism [5 ].

    2016 February 12, “AarF Domain Containing Kinase 3 (ADCK3) Mutant Cells Display Signs of Oxidative Stress, Defects in Mitochondrial Homeostasis and Lysosomal Accumulation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From poly- + isoprenyl.

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