Trimannose
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A trimer of mannose uncountable
"Exogenous glucocerebrosidase is administered intravenously into patients and glucocerebrosidase preparation currently involves either extraction directly from human placenta or recombinant expression in CHO cells (Cerezyme ® ), which requires in vitro post-purification exoglycosidase digestions to unravel the trimannose core (Man 3 GlcNAc 2 ) using a combination of sialidase, galactosidase, and N-acetylglucosaminidase."
Example
More examples"Exogenous glucocerebrosidase is administered intravenously into patients and glucocerebrosidase preparation currently involves either extraction directly from human placenta or recombinant expression in CHO cells (Cerezyme ® ), which requires in vitro post-purification exoglycosidase digestions to unravel the trimannose core (Man 3 GlcNAc 2 ) using a combination of sialidase, galactosidase, and N-acetylglucosaminidase."
Etymology
From tri- + mannose.
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