dolichol

dolichol definition - medical

dol·i·chol (dŏlˈĭ-kôl)

noun
Any of various long-chain unsaturated isoprenoid alcohols found either free or phosphorylated in membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus.

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