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gly⋅co⋅pro⋅tein

[glahy-koh-proh-teen, -tee-in]
–noun Biochemistry.
any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
Also called gly⋅co⋅pep⋅tide [glahy-koh-pep-tahyd] .


Origin:
1905–10; glyco- + protein
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gly·co·pro·tein   (glī'kō-prō'tēn', -tē-ĭn)   
n.  Any of a group of conjugated proteins having a carbohydrate as the nonprotein component.
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Main Entry: gly·co·pro·tein
Pronunciation: -'prO-"tEn, -'prOt-E-&n
Function: noun
: a conjugated protein in which the nonproteingroup is a carbohydrate called also glucoprotein; —compare MUCOPROTEIN
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glycoprotein gly·co·pro·tein (glī'kō-prō'tēn', -tē-ĭn)
n.
Any of a group of conjugated proteins that contain a carbohydrate as the nonprotein component.

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