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Glycoprotein vs Thrombospondin - What's the difference?

glycoprotein | thrombospondin |

As nouns the difference between glycoprotein and thrombospondin

is that glycoprotein is (protein) a protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates while thrombospondin is (biochemistry) any of a group of secreted glycoproteins with antiangiogenic properties.

glycoprotein

English

Noun

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

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    *glycopeptide *sericin

    thrombospondin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a group of secreted glycoproteins with antiangiogenic properties

    • Related terms

    * spondin * thrombin