Glycoconjugate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004936",
  "term": "Glycoconjugate",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A compound in which one or more carbohydrate units, called glycans, are covalently linked to a non-carbohydrate moiety. This non-carbohydrate part, known as the aglycone, can be a protein, a peptide, a lipid, or another organic molecule. Major classes of glycoconjugates include glycoproteins, where the aglycone is a protein, and glycolipids, where the aglycone is a lipid molecule found in cell membranes.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "constituent"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1988, 60, 1389. 'Nomenclature of glycoproteins, glycopeptides and peptidoglycans (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1390 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198860091389)",
    "White Book, 2nd ed., p. 84 (https://iupac.qmul.ac.uk/bibliog/white.html)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/glycoconjugate/"
}