Term: glycocalyx
Literally meaning: sweet husk
Origin: Anc Greek
γλυκός/glykos(=sweet)
κάλυξ/kalyx(=to envelope) > καλύπτω/calypto(=to cover)
Coined/History
In 1963 by Stanley Bennett in his paper “Morphological aspects of extracellular polysaccharites”(J Histochem Cytochem 11:14-23)
Definition
Glycocalyx is the extracellular coating of polysaccharides that covers the outside of some some bacteria, epithelia and other cells.
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