What is Glycoprotein?
[[Image:Glicoprotein.svg|thumb|right|Structure of a type of glycoprotein.<ref>Ruddock & Molinari 2006. ''Journal of Cell Science''. '''119''', 4373–4380.</ref>]] A '''glycoprotein''' is a big [[molecule]]. It is composed of a [[protein]] and a [[carbohydrate]] (which is usually a [[sugar]]-like substance). Glycoproteins are important to recognise [[immune system|immune]] [[cell]]s in [[mammal]]s. Well-known glycoproteins are: * [[antibody|antibodies]] which react with [[antigen]]s [[Hormone]]s that are glycoproteins are (amongst others) * [[Follicle stimulating hormone]] (FSH) * [[Luteinising hormone]] (LH) * [[Thyroid-stimulating hormone]] (TSH) == Related pages == *[[Miracle fruit]] == References == {{reflist}} {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Molecular biology]] [[Category:Hormones]]