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mucoprotein [¦myü·kō′prō‚tēn] (biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins containing a sugar, usually chondroitinsulfuric or mucoitinsulfuric acid, combined with amino acids or polypeptides. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Frogs produce a gelatinous jelly coat around their eggs that contains a variety of sulfur-containing mucoproteins and mucopolysaccharides that provide important structural barriers around the embryo essential for fertilization and hatching but are not believed to be nutritive (Duellman and Trueb 1986). |
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