glyco-amino-acid
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glycosyl-amino-acid — noun any glyco amino acid … Wiktionary
amino acid — Biochem. any of a class of organic compounds that contains at least one amino group, NH2, and one carboxyl group, COOH: the alpha amino acids, RCH(NH2)COOH, are the building blocks from which proteins are constructed. Cf. essential amino acid.… … Universalium
Glycans — The term glycan refers to a polysaccharide or oligosaccharide. Glycan may also be used to refer to the carbohydrate portion of a glycoconjugate, such as a glycoprotein, glycolipid, or a proteoglycan. Glycans usually consist solely of O glycosidic … Wikipedia
Lipid — Structures of some common lipids. At the top are oleic acid[1] and cholesterol.[2] The middle structure is a triglyceride composed of oleoyl, stearoyl, and palmitoyl chains at … Wikipedia
Glycan — Not to be confused with glucan. The term glycan refers to a polysaccharide or oligosaccharide. Glycans usually consist solely of O glycosidic linkages of monosaccharides. For example, cellulose is a glycan (or, to be more specific, a glucan)… … Wikipedia
Rennet — (pronEng|ˈrɛnɪt) is a natural complex of enzymes produced in any mammalian stomach to digest the mother s milk, and often used in the production of cheese. Rennet contains a proteolytic enzyme (protease) that coagulates the milk, causing it to… … Wikipedia
Glycobiology — Defined in the broadest sense, glycobiology is the study of the structure, biosynthesis, and biology of saccharides (sugar chains or glycans) that are widely distributed in nature.cite book | author=Varki A, Cummings R, Esko J, Freeze H, Hart G,… … Wikipedia
Alpha 1-antitrypsin — or α1 antitrypsin (A1AT) is a glycoprotein and generally known as serum trypsin inhibitor. The correct name, however, is alpha 1 proteinase inhibitor (A1PI) because it is a serine protease inhibitor (serpin) inhibiting a wide variety of proteases … Wikipedia
Glycomics — Glycomics, an analogous term to genomics and proteomics, is the comprehensive study of glycomes (the entire complement of sugars, whether free or present in more complex molecules, of an organism), including genetic, physiologic, pathologic, and… … Wikipedia
Follistatin — Protbox Name=Follistatin Photo=Follistatin activin Complex.png Caption=The Structure Of The Follistatin:Activin Complex Gene = HUGO code: [http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/nomenclature/data/get data.php?hgnc id=HGNC:3971 FST] Structure =… … Wikipedia
