mucocomplex
Noun
A complex mixture of mucopolysaccharides.
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In the lower protists, and only in these organisms, the structural material is a complex polymer of the type known as a mucocomplex substance, which is constructed from two amino sugars and three or four amino acids.
The thick homogeneous layer is composed of a carbohydrate-peptide polymer known as the mucocomplex (also referred to as the murein or the mucopeptide layer).
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mucocomplexes