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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Glycosaminoglycans

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Glycosaminoglycans  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Glycosaminoglycan
  • Mucopolysaccharides

Note

  • polysaccharides; note X ref

Scope note

  • 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).

History note

  • 77(75); was see under MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES 1969-76; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES was heading 1963-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006025

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