mucoprotein /mu·co·pro·tein/ (-pro´tēn) a covalently linked conjugate of protein and polysaccharide, the latter containing many hexosamine residues and constituting 4 to 30 per cent of the weight of the compound; they occur mainly in mucus secretions.
mucoprotein
mu·co·pro·tein (my  k -pr t n)n. Any of a group of organic compounds, such as the mucins, that consist of a complex of proteins and mucopolysaccharides and are found in body tissues and fluids. |
mucoprotein
[myo̅o̅′kōprō′tēn, -tē·in]
Etymology: L, mucus + Gk, proteios, first rank
a compound, present in all connective and supporting tissue, that contains polysaccharides combined with protein. It is relatively resistant to denaturation.
mucoprotein
a compound present in all connective and supporting tissues, containing, as prosthetic groups, mucopolysaccharides; soluble in water and relatively resistant to denaturation. An important component of many uroliths.
Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein
locally secreted in Henle's loops, the distal tubules, and the collecting ducts of the kidney; the principal constituent of hyaline casts.
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