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Glycoprotein vs Vitronectin - What's the difference?

glycoprotein | vitronectin |

As nouns the difference between glycoprotein and vitronectin

is that glycoprotein is (protein) a protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates while vitronectin is (biochemistry) a protein of the pexin family, an abundant glycoprotein that promotes cell adhesion and spreading, inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complement pathway, and binds to several serpin serine protease inhibitors.

glycoprotein

English

Noun

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

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    *glycopeptide *sericin

    vitronectin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia vitronectin)
  • (biochemistry) A protein of the pexin family, an abundant glycoprotein that promotes cell adhesion and spreading, inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complement pathway, and binds to several serpin serine protease inhibitors.