acetyllactosamine

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English

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Etymology

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From acetyl +‎ lactosamine.

Noun

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acetyllactosamine (plural acetyllactosamines)

  1. (biochemistry) Any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but especially N-acetyllactosamine, a component of many biologically active oligosaccharides.