1) Glycoprotein
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Mucins are a family of high molecular weight, heavily glycosylated proteins (glycoconjugates) produced by epithelial tissues in most metazoans. Mucins` key characteristic is their ability to form gels; therefore they are a key component in most gel-like secretions, serving functions from lubrication to cell signalling to forming chemical barriers....
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• (n.) See Mucedin. • (n.) An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of Demilune.
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Mucin is a protein found in mucus and therefore present in mucous membranes. The mucin layer lining the gut requires sulphate to remain healthy and functioning.
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(from the article `mucous membrane`) ...The membranes vary in structure, but they all have a surface layer of epithelial cells over a deeper layer of connective tissue. They are called ... Mucous glands secrete a protein called mucin, which with water forms the substance known as mucus; this slimy material serves to lubricate the body, ...
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(mu´sin) a mucopolysaccharide or glycoprotein that is the chief constituent of mucus.
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Mu'cin (mū'sĭn)
noun [ From
Mucus .]
1. (Bot. Chem.) See
Mucedin . [ Obsolete]
2. (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretio...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: myū′sin Definitions: 1. The hydrated form of mucinogen, a secretion containing carbohydrate-rich glycoproteins such as those from the goblet cells of the intestine, the submaxillary glands, and other mucous glandular cells; it is also present in the ground substance of connective tissue, especially mucous connec...
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Mucin is a protein and the principal constituent of mucus.
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[
n] - a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions
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mucin 1. A complex protein present in mucus. 2. Any of a group of glycoproteins found especially in the secretions of mucous membranes. 3. Any mucoprotein secreted by cells which raises the viscosity of the medium around them. 4. A class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or p...
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noun a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
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any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
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