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dodeca-

n combining form
indicating twelve: dodecagon; dodecahedron; dodecaphonic.
[from Greek dōdeka twelve]
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dodeca-

a combining form meaning “twelve”: dodecagon.
[< Greek dōdeka-, comb. form of dōdekás twelve =dō-, comb. form of dúo two + -dekas, comb. form of déka ten]
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(2015) also revealed that the main sulfated oligosaccharides (named octa-, dodeca- and hexadecasaccharides) produced from L.
Mild-acid hydrolysis of a native polysulfated fraction from Acanthophora muscoides generates sulfated oligosaccharides displaying in vitro thrombin generation inhibition/Hidrolise acida branda de uma fracao polissulfatada de Acanthophora muscoides gera oligossacarideos sulfatados mostrando inibicao de geracao de trombina in vitro
The first general observation emerging from the structure-activity analysis is that the two alkamides showing the most antifungal activity (alk2b/3a, based on lowest MIC and most cell wall disruption) have an 11-carbon chain (undeca-), as opposed to the less active remaining alkamides that have a 12-carbon chain (dodeca-).
Alkamides from Echinacea disrupt the fungal cell wall-membrane complex
The latter in turn is digested by glucosidase II (G-II), a dual activity enzyme, which is able to cleave Glc residues linked to Glc (Glc[alpha]1 [right arrow] 3Glc) and Man (Glc[alpha]1 [right arrow] 3Man) residues and generate dodeca- ([Glc.sub.1][Man.sub.9]GlcN[Ac.sub.2]; G1M9) and undecasaccharide ([Man.sub.9]GlcN[Ac.sub.2]; M9), successively.
Analysis of glycoprotein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum using synthetic oligosaccharides

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