General Description

• Mucin derived from the bovine submaxillary gland is a glycoprotein present in saliva, gastrointestinal juices, and other secretions that promote cilia lubrication

Application

• Mucin can be used as a source of O-linked oligosaccharides for the viral enzyme, neuraminidase
• Mucins are glycoproteins with roles in immunity and digestion
• In biological research, mucin is used to investigate a galactose-specific lectin from the red marine alga Ptilota filicina
• It is used to investigate the characterization of a unique mucin-like glycoprotein secreted by a human endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line
• It is used as a substrate for recombinant sialidase Gardnerella vaginalis
• It is used in protocols to quantify mucin