Compounds containing carbohydrate or glycosyl groups linked to phosphatidylinositols. They anchor GPI-LINKED PROTEINS or polysaccharides to cell membranes.
Also Known As:
Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol; Gly-PtdIns; Glycoinositol Phospholipid Membrane Anchor; Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchors; Glycosylated Phosphatidylinositols; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Linkage; PI-Glycan; Anchors, GPI Membrane; Anchors, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol; Glycan, Phosphatidylinositol; Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol; Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol Membrane Protein Anchors; Linkage, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol; Membrane Anchors, GPI; PI Glycan; Phosphatidylinositols, Glycosylated; GPI Membrane Anchors; Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Anchors; Phosphatidylinositol Glycan