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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Glycosaminoglycans

Preferred term

Glycosaminoglycans  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Heteropolysaccharides which contain an N-acetylated hexosamine in a characteristic repeating disaccharide unit. The repeating structure of each disaccharide involves alternate 1,4- and 1,3-linkages consisting of either N-acetylglucosamine (see ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE) or N-acetylgalactosamine (see ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Glycosaminoglycan
  • Mucopolysaccharides

In other languages

  • French

  • GAG (GlucosAminoGlycane)
  • GAGs
  • Glucosaminoglycane
  • Glucosaminoglycanes
  • Mucopolysaccharides

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VN5TFT27-J

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