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glycoprotein Definition

gly·co·pro·tein (glī′kō prōtēn′)

noun

any of a class of compounds in which a protein is combined with a carbohydrate group

glycoprotein Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • associate: Most of our work centers on one called myelin associated glycoprotein, or MAG.
  • produce: Interferon - a glycoprotein produced by cell s which mobilize the T lymphocytes to inhibit viruses and the growth of cancer cells.
  • synthesize: It is a large glycoprotein synthesized by thyroid follicle cells.

Adjective modifier

  • variant: This surface coat is a monolayer of five million variant surface glycoprotein ( VSG ) dimers that form a macromolecular diffusion barrier.
  • large: It is a large glycoprotein synthesized by thyroid follicle cells.
  • major: The major glycoprotein extracted from the cell is identified at 100 kD.

Modifies a noun

  • iib/iiia: An overview of the results of clinical trials with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors.
  • gp120: The HIV-1 surface envelope glycoprotein gp120 binds to CD4, leaving its V3 domain available for secondary interactions with raft GSLs.
  • antagonist: A number of potent glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists have been developed for therapeutic use.
  • inhibitor: An overview of the results of clinical trials with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors.
  • hormone: The glycoprotein hormones have an a and b subunit.
  • receptor: Use of a monoclonal antibody directed against the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor in high-risk coronary angioplasty.

Noun used with modifier

  • platelet: Use of a monoclonal antibody directed against the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor in high-risk coronary angioplasty.
  • envelope: The helper virus envelope glycoprotein affects the disease specificity of a recombinant murine leukemia virus carrying a v- myc oncogene.
  • membrane: Both receptor binding and membrane fusion processes are mediated by the Haemagglutinin virus membrane glycoprotein.
  • virus: This may be associated with the two forms of the virus glycoprotein.
  • surface: The HIV-1 surface envelope glycoprotein gp120 binds to CD4, leaving its V3 domain available for secondary interactions with raft GSLs.
  • cell: By contrast PrPc, the normal prion, is ubiquitous; a cell membrane glycoprotein found on and in all cells studied.

Preposition: of

virus: The intact retroviral Env glycoprotein of human foamy virus is a trimer.

Preposition: with

weight: It is mainly composed of glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 10,000.

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