Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neolactotetraosylceramide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ne-o-lac-tote-trao-syl-ce-ramide
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A glycosphingolipid found in the nervous system, containing four monosaccharide residues and a ceramide. It acts as an enzyme to catalyse certain biochemical reactions.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"GSL (glucosylceramide, lactosylceramide, globotriaosylceramide, lactotriaosylceramide, globotetraosylceramide and neolactotetraosylceramide) were separated."
"β3Gn-T5 exhibited strong activity in transferring GlcNAc to glycolipid substrates, such as lactosylceramide (LacCer) and neolactotetraosylceramide (nLatCer; paragloboside), to produce Lc3Cer and neolactopentaosylceramide (nLcsCer) […]"
"On glycolipids, [ST3Gal6] has a high affinity for neolactotetraosylceramide and neolactohexaosylceramide structures[…]"

Etymology

From neo- + lacto- + tetra- + osyl- + ceramide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neo-

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

neolactohexaosylceramide

Synonyms

paragloboside

Questions

What does neolactotetraosylceramide mean?: A glycosphingolipid found in the nervous system, containing four monosaccharide residues and a ceramide. It acts as an enzyme to catalyse certain biochemical reactions.
Where does neolactotetraosylceramide come from?: From neo- + lacto- + tetra- + osyl- + ceramide.

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