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Glycoprotein vs Fibrillin - What's the difference?

glycoprotein | fibrillin |

As nouns the difference between glycoprotein and fibrillin

is that glycoprotein is (protein) a protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates while fibrillin is a glycoprotein present in human skin, necessary for forming the elastic fibres in connective tissue.

glycoprotein

English

Noun

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

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    *glycopeptide *sericin

    fibrillin

    English

    (wikipedia fibrillin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A glycoprotein present in human skin, necessary for forming the elastic fibres in connective tissue.
  • *2007': Skin ageing, mostly caused by the effects of sun, he explained, is a result of damage between the epidermis and the dermis caused when a protein called '''fibrillin disappears. — ''The Guardian , 3 May 2007, p. 3