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monoglucose

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Etymology

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From mono- +‎ glucose.

Noun

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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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