protean
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"We also detected the production of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, which are molecules in the nervous system that respond to injury and disease."
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
Collagen fibers are interwoven with carbohydrate-containing protein molecules called proteoglycans.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The outer surface of each dendrimer is covered in naphthalene disulfonate groups, similar to the heparan sulfate proteoglycans found on host cell membranes, molecules to which many viruses stick to.
From Scientific American • Oct. 15, 2021
They can thereby produce glycoproteins or proteoglycans, both of which have many functions in the body.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Hyaline cartilage, the most common type of cartilage in the body, consists of short and dispersed collagen fibers and contains large amounts of proteoglycans.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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