Definition of Dolichol

1. Noun. (chemistry) any polyterpenoid having a single hydroxyl group on the terminal carbon atom, and the terminal isoprene residue being saturated; a dihydropolyprenol ¹

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Medical Definition of Dolichol

1. Terpenoids with 13-24 isoprene units and a terminal phosphorylated hydroxyl group. Function as transmembrane carriers for glycosyl units in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and glycolipids. (15 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolichol

dolich-
dolicho-
dolichocephalic
dolichocephalism
dolichocephalous
dolichocephaly
dolichocolon
dolichocranial
dolichocranic
dolichoderine
dolichoderines
dolichoectatic artery
dolichofacial
dolichoic
dolichoic acid
dolichol (current term)
dolichol kinase
dolichol monophosphate mannose
dolichol phosphate
dolichol phosphate glucose-dolichol diphosphate oligosaccharide glucosyltransferase
dolichol phosphates
dolichols
dolichopellic
dolichopellic pelvis
dolichoprosopic
dolichostenomelia
dolichouranic
dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide - protein glycotransferase
dolichyl-phosphate-mannose-glycolipid alpha-mannosyltransferase

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