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Download fileMucin (Qniumucin), a Glycoprotein from Jellyfish, and Determination of Its Main Chain Structure
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posted on 2020-04-02, 17:31 authored by Akiko Masuda, Takayuki Baba, Naoshi Dohmae, Masahiro Yamamura, Hiroo Wada, Kiminori UshidaWe extracted a novel glycoprotein, a member of the mucin family, from five species of jellyfish with high yields
(1%−3% dry weight, 0.02%−0.1% wet weight) and determined its main chain structure and molecular mass. The
glycoprotein contains unique tandem repeats of eight amino acids, of which two threonine residues are probably
glycosylated by N-acetyl-d-galactosamine (GalNAc). We named this substance, which is common in jellyfish and similar
to the human mucin MUC5AC, “qniumucin” and suggested the utilization of this compound as a new marine resource.