Definition of Proteoglycan

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Proteoglycan

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proteoglycan

protension
protensions
protensive
protensively
protention
protentional
protentions
proteo-
proteobacteria
proteobacterial
proteobacterium
proteoclastic
proteogenic
proteogenomic
proteogenomics
proteoglycan (current term)
proteoglycans
proteolipid
proteolipids
proteoliposome
proteoliposomes
proteolysed
proteolyses
proteolysis
proteolytic
proteolytic enzyme
proteolytical
proteolytically
proteolyze
proteolyzed

Literary usage of Proteoglycan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General by Audrey F. Manley (1998)
"In contrast, high-intensity loading and repetitive high- impact loads disrupt the cartilage matrix and inhibit proteoglycan synthesis (Lammi 1993). ..."

2. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (1998)
"Current activities The extracellular matrix of hyaline cartilage forms a complex, multicomponent system of several different collagen and proteoglycan ..."

3. Animal Models in Biomedical Research: Poultry (1993)
""Collagen, proteoglycan and hyaluronidase activity in cultures from normal and scoliotic chicken fibroblasts." Y. Lien, J. Fu, RB Rucker, M. Scheck, ..."

4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... 5 cc) exists in the cavity The major component of synovial fluid is hyaluronic acid, a proteoglycan. SKELETAL SYSTEM The 206 bones of the skeleton (fig. ..."

5. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Zinc deficiency reduces osteoblast activity, collagen and proteoglycan synthesis, and platelet aggregation (Rude and Shils, 2006). ..."

6. Osteoporosis Research, Education and Health Promotion (1993)
"Effects of weightlessness on collagen and proteoglycan synthesis. • Effect of weightlessness on bone mineralization. • Development and refinement of ..."

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