mucoprotein

mucoprotein /mu·co·pro·tein/ (-pro´ten) 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.

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mu·co·pro·tein (myk-prtn)

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.

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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.

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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.