Chemicals and Drugs

Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Monosaccharides

These compounds function as activated monosaccharide carriers in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and oligosaccharide phospholipids. Obtained from a nucleoside diphosphate sugar and a polyisoprenyl phosphate.

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Abstract

These compounds function as activated monosaccharide carriers in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and oligosaccharide phospholipids. Obtained from a nucleoside diphosphate sugar and a polyisoprenyl phosphate.

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  • Isoprenoid Phosphate Monosaccharides
  • Monosaccharides, Isoprenoid Phosphate
  • Monosaccharides, Polyisoprenyl Phosphate
  • Phosphate Monosaccharides, Isoprenoid
  • Phosphate Monosaccharides, Polyisoprenyl

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(78); was see under POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATE SUGARS 1978-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Sugar Phosphates (1974-1977)
  • Terpenes (1966-1977)
  • specific sugar phosphate(1974-1977)
  • specific terpene or terpene group

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Monosaccharides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011103. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011103
  2. Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Monosaccharides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75010184