Look up: glycosaminoglycan


  1. Glycosaminoglycan
    Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) or mucopolysaccharides are long unbranched polysaccharides consisting of a repeating disaccharide unit. The repeating unit consists of a hexose (six-carbon sugar) or a hexuronic acid, linked to a hexosamine (six-carbon sugar containing nitrogen). ==Production== Protein cor...
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  2. glycosaminoglycan
    <biochemistry> A macromolecule found on the surface of eukaryotic cells which is thought to play a role in the cells recognition of other cells or of a substrate. It consists of a network of long, branched chains made up of repeating units of disaccharides which contain amino groups sugars, at...
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  3. glycosaminoglycan
    (gli″kōs-ә-me″no-gli´kan) any of the carbohydrates containing amino sugars occurring in proteoglycans, such as hyaluronic acid or chondroitin sulfate.
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  4. glycosaminoglycan
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    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/40

  5. glycosaminoglycan
    (GAG) Type: Term Pronunciation: glī′kōs-am′i-nō-glī′kan See: mucopolysaccharide
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=37897

  6. glycosaminoglycan
    A type of long, unbranched polysaccharide molecule. Glycosaminoglycans are major structural components of cartilage and are also found in the cornea of the eye.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=G

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