- teichoic
- tei·cho·ic
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teichoic — adjective Of or pertaining to the teichoic acids or their derivatives … Wiktionary
Teichoic-acid-transporting ATPase — In enzymology, a teichoic acid transporting ATPase (EC number|3.6.3.40) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + H2O + teichoic acidin ightleftharpoons ADP + phosphate + teichoic acidoutThe 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, H2O … Wikipedia
Teichoic acid — s. It is known that teichoic acids in most cases contain d alanine residues (one per phosphodiester), making the molecule zwitterionic. These zwitterionic teichoic acids can activate the immune system, thus acting as antigen. They may also… … Wikipedia
teichoic acid — tei·cho·ic acid tī .kō ik n any of a class of strongly acidic polymers found in the cell walls, capsules, and membranes of all gram positive bacteria and containing residues of the phosphates of glycerol and adonitol * * * tei·cho·ic ac·id (ti… … Medical dictionary
teichoic acid — teicho rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Biopolimeras, susidedantis iš sacharido, D alanino, daugiahidroksilio alkoholio ir fosfato rūgšties liekanų. atitikmenys: angl. teichoic acid rus. тейхоевая кислота … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
teichoic acid — tāˈkōik , tīˈ noun Etymology: teichoic, from Greek teichos wall + English ic (I) more at dough : any of a class of strongly acidic polymers found in the cell walls, capsules, and membranes of all gram positive bacteria and containing residues of… … Useful english dictionary
teichoic — … Useful english dictionary
teichoic acids — (ti ko ik) Polymers of glycerol or ribitol joined by phosphates; they are found in the cell walls of gram positive bacteria … Dictionary of microbiology
teichoic acid — Acidic polymers (glycerol or ribitol linked by phosphodiester bridges) found in cell wall of Gram positive bacteria. May constitute 10 50% of wall dry weight and are cross linked to peptidoglycan. Related to lipoteichoic acid … Dictionary of molecular biology
teichoic acid — noun Any of several polymers of glycerol or ribitol, linked via phosphodiester bonds, that are found in the cell walls of many bacteria … Wiktionary
