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Excessive secretion of saliva containing glucose.  

A glycoprotein that spans the bilipid layer of the red blood cell membrane. The extracellular end attaches to oligosaccharide blood group antigens. This protein provides the conduit through which anions pass in and out of the red blood cell.  

The storage of glycogen in the liver.  

Any antibiotic composed of a short amino acid chain linked to a carbohydrate. Vancomycin and teicoplanin are glycopeptide antibiotics.  

A chemical compound in which carbohydrate molecules are linked covalently to a short amino acid chain.  

A nucleoprotein so named to emphasize the presence of glucose units in the substance.  

A compound of fatty acids with a carbohydrate, containing nitrogen but not phosphoric acid. It is found in the myelin sheath of nerves.  

A disorder associated with an abnormal accumulation of normal or abnormal forms of glycogen in tissue. An alternative name for glycogen storage disease is glycogenosis. When referring to multiple instances of this condition, the plural form used is glycogenoses.  

A liver enzyme that converts glycogen to glucose.  

The scientific name for soybean.