mucoproteins

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• protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …   Universalium

• mucoprotein — General term for a protein polysaccharide complex, usually implying that the protein component is the major part of the complex, in contradistinction to mucopolysaccharide; mucoproteins include the α1 and α2 globulins of serum (and others).… …   Medical dictionary

• Mucoprotein — A mucoprotein is a glycoprotein composed primarily of mucopolysaccharides. It can be found in the synovial fluid of the knees. External links MeSH Mucoproteins Mucoprotein at eMedicine Dictionary …   Wikipedia

• glycoprotein — 1. One of a group of proteins containing covalently linked carbohydrates, among which the most important are the mucins, mucoid, and amyloid. 2. Sometimes restricted to proteins containing small amounts of carbohydrate, in contrast to mucoids or… …   Medical dictionary

• mucin — A secretion containing carbohydrate rich glycoproteins such as that from the goblet cells of the intestine, the submaxillary glands, and other mucous glandular cells; it is also present in the ground substance of connective tissue, especially… …   Medical dictionary

• glycosaminoglycan — noun Etymology: glyc + hexosamine (amine derived from a hexose) + o + glycan Date: 1962 any of various polysaccharides derived from an amino hexose that are constituents of mucoproteins, glycoproteins, and blood group substances called also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mucin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary muc Date: 1838 any of various mucoproteins that occur especially in secretions of mucous membranes • mucinous adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• neuraminidase — noun Etymology: neuraminic acid, an amino acid + ide + ase Date: 1957 a hydrolytic enzyme that occurs on the surface of the pneumococcus, influenza causing viruses, and some paramyxoviruses as an antigen and that splits mucoproteins by breaking a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sialic acid — noun Etymology: Greek sialon saliva Date: 1952 any of a group of reducing amido acids that are essentially carbohydrates and are found especially as components of blood glycoproteins and mucoproteins …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Peptidoglycan — Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh like layer outside the plasma membrane of bacteria (but not Archaea), forming the cell wall. The sugar component consists of alternating… …   Wikipedia

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