sialomucin Biochem.
(saɪələʊˈmjuːsɪn)
[f. sialic a.2 + -o + mucin.]
Any mucin containing sialic acid residues in the molecule.
| 1958 L. Odin in Wolstenholme & O'Connor Ciba Found. Symp. Chem. & Biol. Mucopolysaccharides 235 The second main type of epithelial glycoprotein contains sialic acid as its characteristic carbohydrate constituent... This type of glycoprotein will for convenience be called sialomucin. 1976 Path. Ann. XI. 172 A recent study of the mucin..suggests that it is a sialomucin with minor sulphomucin and neutral mucin components. |