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Meaning of schisto-series | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A class of glycosphingolipids containing the sequence GalNAcβ(1,4)Glcβ-Cer (N-acetylgalactosamine, glucose, ceramide)

Examples

“Whilst schistosome glycolipids are based on the unique schisto-series structure GalNAc(β4GlclCer, the glycosphingolipids of Fasciola spp. were found to belong to the globo-series structure of vertebrates, i. e., Galα-4Galβ4GlclCer.”
“Schisto-series glycosphin-golipids could not be detected.”
“On the other hand,GSLs in invertebrates have quite different glycan moieties from those of vertebrates, which are classified as arthro-, mollu-, gala-, neogala-, spirometo-, and schisto-series.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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