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Proteoglycan vs Peptidoglycan - What's the difference?

proteoglycan | peptidoglycan |

In biochemistry terms the difference between proteoglycan and peptidoglycan

is that proteoglycan is any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains while peptidoglycan is a polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls.

proteoglycan

English

Noun

(wikipedia proteoglycan) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains

    • peptidoglycan

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia peptidoglycan) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls

    • Synonyms

    *mucopeptide