Medical Definition of Chitosome

1. Membrane bound vesicular organelle (40-70 nm diameter) found in many fungi. Contains chitin sythetase that produces chitin microfibrils that are released and incorporated into the cell wall. Origin: Gr. Soma = body (05 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chitosome

chitlings
chitlins
chitobiose
chitobiosyldiphosphodolichol beta-mannosyltransferase
chitobiosylpyrophosphoryldolichol synthase
chitodextrinase
chiton
chitons
chitooligomer
chitooligomers
chitooligosaccharide
chitooligosaccharides
chitosamine
chitosan
chitosans
chitosome (current term)
chitotriosidase
chits
chittam bark
chittamwood
chitted
chittem bark
chitter
chittered
chittering
chitterlings
chitters
chittier
chitties
chittiest

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