trimannose

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ mannose

Noun

trimannose (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A trimer of mannose
   • 2015 October 6, “Biochemical Characterization of Human Anti-Hepatitis B Monoclonal Antibody Produced in the Microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Exogenous glucocerebrosidase is administered intravenously into patients and glucocerebrosidase preparation currently involves either extraction directly from human placenta or recombinant expression in CHO cells (Cerezyme ® ), which requires in vitro post-purification exoglycosidase digestions to unravel the trimannose core (Man 3 GlcNAc 2 ) using a combination of sialidase, galactosidase, and N-acetylglucosaminidase.

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