Preferred Name

Mucins [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Mucin

Mucins

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000169174

altLabel

Mucin

Mucins

cui

C0026682

MESH DEFINITION

High molecular weight mucoproteins that protect the surface of EPITHELIAL CELLS by providing a barrier to particulate matter and microorganisms. Membrane-anchored mucins may have additional roles concerned with protein interactions at the cell surface.

MESH DUI

D009077

MeSH name

Mucins

MESH UI

M0014159

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000169174

NUI

N0000169174

prefLabel

Mucins [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T116

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000008097

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