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glucoprotein

glucoprotein is the alternative form of glycoprotein.

Meaning of glycoprotein

Noun

glycoprotein (plural glycoproteins)

  1. A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
    • Their skeletons are built on the framework of a secreted glycoprotein matrix, most commonly cemented together with secreted calcium carbonate to form a shell, but sometimes imbedded with gathered foreign mineral particles.2001, Julian Sprung, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 13

Forms of glucoprotein

pluralglucoproteins

Questions about glucoprotein

What is glucoprotein the alternative form of?
Glucoprotein is the alternative form of glycoprotein.

Words near glucoprotein in the dictionary

  1. glucopentaose
  2. glucopentaoses
  3. glucophilic
  4. glucoplastic
  5. glucoprivation
  6. glucoprotein
  7. glucoproteins
  8. glucopsychosine
  9. glucopyranose
  10. glucopyranoses
  11. glucopyranoside

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