Glycoprotein vs Glycolipid – What’s the difference?

Glycoprotein vs Glycolipid - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between glycoprotein and glycolipid is that glycoprotein is (protein) a protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates while glycolipid is (biochemistry) an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes.

glycoprotein

English

Noun

(wikipedia glycoprotein )
(en noun )

  • (protein) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    See also

    *glycopeptide
    *sericin

    glycolipid

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia glycolipid )
    (en noun )

  • (biochemistry) an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes