Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gangliotetraose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gan-gliote-traose
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tetraose sugar component of a ganglioside.

Example Sentences

"Taking advantage of the known biochemistry of ganglioside biosynthesis and degradation, we explored the potential for enhancing GM1 levels in the brain by intracranial administration of VCS sialidase, which cleaves the glycosidic linkages between terminal sialic acids of complex gangliotetraose gangliosides GD1a, GD1b, and GT1b, and GQ1b to yield increased levels of GM1 and the potential for this enzyme to exert a neuroprotective effect in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinsonism."

Etymology

From ganglio- + tetraose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ganglio

Inflected Forms

gangliotetraoses (plural)

Questions

What does gangliotetraose mean?: The tetraose sugar component of a ganglioside.
Where does gangliotetraose come from?: From ganglio- + tetraose.

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