GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN

Glycosaminoglycan

Glycosaminoglycans or mucopolysaccharides are long unbranched polysaccharides consisting of a repeating disaccharide unit. The repeating unit consists of an amino sugar along with a uronic sugar or galactose. Glycosaminoglycans are highly polar and attract water. They are therefore useful to the body as a lubricant or as a shock absorber.

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glycosaminoglycan

Noun

  1. any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans


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