Sentences with phrase «mucins give»

Sugar - containing proteins (or glycoproteins) called mucins give mucus its gelatinous consistency.

Breakthrough skin - repairing ingredients like snail mucin give you softer, smoother, and more even skin.

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In a recent study published in the journal Advanced Materials Interfaces, the researchers show how mucins — the components that give mucus its structure — can lose their lubricative ability.

These sugars have the ability to bind water molecules, thus giving mucins their lubricative potential.