Biologically Active Substance
proteoglycan
pro·te·o·gly·can [ proh-tee-oh-glahy-kan ]
Subclass of:
Polysaccharides;
Glycoproteins
Definitions related to proteoglycan:
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A molecule that contains both protein and glycosaminoglycans, which are a type of polysaccharide. Proteoglycans are found in cartilage and other connective tissues.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A protein that has one or more glycosaminoglycans covalently attached.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Family of glycoproteins with repeating disaccharide subunits, including the mucopolysaccharide glycoproteins (mucoproteins), and found in extracellular matrix.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Glycoproteins which have a very high polysaccharide content.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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