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A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Examples
- 2016, V. C. Hascall, P. H. Weigel, B. P. Toole, Hyalurolan, Ralph A. Bradshaw, Philip D. Stahl, Gerald W. Hart (editors), Encyclopedia of Cell Biology, Volume 1: Molecular Cell Biology, Elesvier (Academic Press), page 280, Most cells are able to dynamically synthesize hyaluronan and form cell-associated glycocalyces that include chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (e.g., versican and aggrecan) bound to the hyaluronan (Figure 4).
Meaning relationships
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Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- English calyx English glycocalyx From glyco- + calyx.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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French:
glycocalyx
— filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of some cells
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German:
Glykokalyx
— filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of some cells
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Italian:
glicocalice
— filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of some cells
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Portuguese:
glicocálix
— filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of some cells
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Portuguese:
glicocálice
— filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of some cells
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Spanish:
glucocáliz
— filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of some cells
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Turkish:
glikokaliks
— filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of some cells
