ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Phospholipoglycoprotein

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Phospholipoglycoprotein is a noun meaning (biochemistry) A complex of a phospholipid and a glycoprotein.

Meaning

(biochemistry) A complex of a phospholipid and a glycoprotein.

Example Sentences

Vtg, the precursor protein for egg yolk, is a large serum phospholipoglycoprotein produced only in the liver of mature females and is transferred by the bloodstream to the ovary.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include peptidoglycolipid, proteophosphoglycan, phospholipoprotein, lipoglycoprotein, glycophospholipoprotein, phosphoprotein.

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