monoglucose

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mono- +‎ glucose

Noun[edit]

monoglucose (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A single glucose moiety in a macromolecule
    • 2016 January 26, “Comparative Proteomics Reveals Important Viral-Host Interactions in HCV-Infected Human Liver Cells”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      As an extremely sensitive sensor of the tertiary structure of glycoproteins, UGT1 catalyzes the addition of monoglucose to the defective glycoprotein for repair through an unconventional pathway.
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