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Glycoprotein vs Glycolipid - What's the difference?

glycoprotein | glycolipid |

As nouns the difference between glycoprotein and glycolipid

is that glycoprotein is a protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates while glycolipid is an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes.

glycoprotein

English

Noun

(wikipedia glycoprotein) (en noun)
  • (protein) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    *glycopeptide *sericin

    glycolipid

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia glycolipid) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes