Biologically Active Substance
dolichol
Subclass of:
Fatty Alcohols;
Terpenes;
Alcohols
Definitions related to dolichols:
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20-unit isoprenoid found in eukaryotes; serves as membrane anchor for oligosaccharide assembly in rough endoplasmic reticulum during protein glycosylation.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A class of polyprenols which contain approximately 20 isoprene residues. Although considered ISOPRENOIDS, they terminate with an alpha-saturated isoprenoid group at the hydroxy end of the molecule.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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