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Glycoprotein vs Lubricin - What's the difference?

glycoprotein | lubricin |

In protein|lang=en terms the difference between glycoprotein and lubricin

is that glycoprotein is (protein) a protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates while lubricin is (protein) any of a class of water-soluble glycoproteins that provides lubrication to articular cartilage.

As nouns the difference between glycoprotein and lubricin

is that glycoprotein is (protein) a protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates while lubricin is (protein) any of a class of water-soluble glycoproteins that provides lubrication to articular cartilage.

glycoprotein

English

Noun

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

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    *glycopeptide *sericin

    lubricin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lubricin) (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a class of water-soluble glycoproteins that provides lubrication to articular cartilage