glycocalyx
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells.
Example Sentences
- "Blood platelets and megakaryocytes from which they arise, both have ruthenium red positive glycocalyces in the form of globular particles; ruthenium red is known to react strongly with chondroitin sulphate."
- "The microvilli are in turn covered with a velvety meshwork made of countless sugar-based structures that look a little bit like antlers. These are called the glycocalyxes."
- "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)."
- "In cancer, the glycocalyxes of circulating tumor cells play a fundamental role in the metastatic process."