Spirometo-series
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spirometo-series is a noun meaning A class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence Galβ(1,4)Glcβ(1,3)Galβ-Cer (galactose, glucose, galactose, ceramide).
Meaning
A class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence Galβ(1,4)Glcβ(1,3)Galβ-Cer (galactose, glucose, galactose, ceramide).
Example Sentences
So far, schisto- and spirometo-series glycosphingolipids have been only found in parasitic helminths
AK97 was originally established for a spirometo-series parasitic glycosphingolipid having a characteristic trisaccharide structure [Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)Glcβ-] (Kawakami et al. 1993) but strongly reacts also with SSEA-1 (Yanagisawa et al. 1999).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gala-series, neogala-series, schisto-series, muco-series, lactoseries, neolacto-series.
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