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Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- 1998, Christopher C. Rider, 9: Analysis of Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans, Elizabeth F. Hounsell (editor), Glycoanalysis Protocols, 2nd Edition, page 131, The biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and proteoglycans appears to be a ubiquitous function in mammalian cells.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
From glycosamino- (“combining form of glycosamine”) + glycan (“polysaccharide”); compare aminoglycan.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Italian:
glicosaminoglicano
— polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars
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Italian:
glicosamminoglicano
— polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars
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Spanish:
glucosaminaglicano
— polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars
