noun
- a protein that has carbohydrate groups attached to it
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Many cell surface receptors are glycoproteins.
- Antibodies are glycoproteins that help fight infections.
- The virus uses glycoproteins on its surface to bind to host cells.
- Mucins are glycoproteins found in mucus secretions.
- Blood group antigens are glycoproteins on red blood cells.
- The researcher studied how glycoproteins fold in the cell.