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Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars
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Definition
: Compounds functioning as activated glycosyl carriers in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and glycophospholipids. They include the polyisoprenyl pyrophosphates.
Examples
Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Monosaccharides
;
Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Oligosaccharides
Other names
Isoprenoid Phosphate Sugars; Sugars, Polyisoprenyl Phosphate; Sugars, Isoprenoid Phosphate; Pyrophosphorylpolyprenols, Sugar; Phosphate Sugars, Polyisoprenyl; Phosphate Sugars, Isoprenoid; Sugar Pyrophosphorylpolyprenols
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Man(5)(GlcNAc)(2)-
diphosphate-
dolichol
0
*Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars.
J Biol Chem 1996 Jun 14;271(24):13935-8
Man(9)(GlcNAc)(2)-
diphosphate-
dolichol
143709-90-4
*Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars.
Anal Biochem 1992 Jun;203(2):211-7
Glc(3)Man(9)(GlcNAc)(2)-
diphosphate-
dolichol
0
*Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars.
Biochemistry 1990;29(35):8077
glucosylated endogenous acceptor
0
*Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 69(11):3268;1972