polyprenyl
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polyprenyl
the univalent alkyl group derived from a polyprenol by loss of its hydroxyl group. The number of isoprene residues in a particular polyprenyl derivative may be indicated by a multiplicative prefix, e.g. undecaprenyl diphosphate.
| polyprenol, polyploid, polyphosphoinositide | |
| polyprotein, polyribonucleotide, polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase |
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