Chemicals and Drugs

Glycosylphosphatidylinositols

Compounds containing carbohydrate or glycosyl groups linked to phosphatidylinositols. They anchor GPI-LINKED PROTEINS or polysaccharides to cell membranes.

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Abstract

Compounds containing carbohydrate or glycosyl groups linked to phosphatidylinositols. They anchor GPI-LINKED PROTEINS or polysaccharides to cell membranes.

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  • Gly-PtdIns
  • Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol
  • Glycosylated Phosphatidylinositol
  • Glycosylated Phosphatidylinositols
  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
  • Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol
  • Phosphatidylinositol, Glycosylated
  • Phosphatidylinositols, Glycosylated
  • GPI Membrane Anchor
  • GPI Membrane Anchors
  • Glycoinositol Phospholipid Membrane Anchor
  • Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchor
  • Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchors
  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchor
  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors
  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Linkage
  • PI-Glycan
  • Phosphatidylinositol Glycan
  • Anchor, GPI Membrane
  • Anchor, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
  • Anchors, GPI Membrane
  • Anchors, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
  • Glycan, Phosphatidylinositol
  • Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchor
  • Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchors
  • Linkage, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
  • Membrane Anchor, GPI
  • Membrane Anchors, GPI
  • PI Glycan

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

93; was GLYCOSYL-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL (NM) 1988-92

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Previous Indexing

  • Glycolipids (1988-1992)
  • Phosphatidylinositols (1988-1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glycosylphosphatidylinositols. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017261. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017261
  2. Glycosylphosphatidylinositols. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
  3. Glycosylphosphatidylinositols. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901544