- 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.
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Glycosaminoglycan — For other uses of GAGs see Gag (disambiguation) Chondroitin sulfate … Wikipedia
Glycosaminoglycan galactosyltransferase — In enzymology, a glycosaminoglycan galactosyltransferase (EC number|2.4.1.74) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:UDP galactose + glycosaminoglycan ightleftharpoons UDP + D galactosylglycosaminoglycanThus, the two substrates of this … Wikipedia
glycosaminoglycan attachment site — In proteoglycans a number of glycosaminoglycan chains are attached to a core protein through a xyloside residue which is linked to a serine residue at the consensus pattern S G X G … Dictionary of molecular biology
glycosaminoglycan — noun Etymology: glyc + hexosamine (amine derived from a hexose) + o + glycan Date: 1962 any of various polysaccharides derived from an amino hexose that are constituents of mucoproteins, glycoproteins, and blood group substances called also… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Glycosaminoglycan — Glykosaminoglykane (GAG) oder Mucopolysaccharide sind linear aus sich wiederholenden Disacchariden aufgebaute, saure Polysaccharide.[1] Die einzelnen Disaccharid Einheiten bestehen dabei aus Estern einer Uronsäure (meist Glucuronsäure, seltener… … Deutsch Wikipedia
glycosaminoglycan — /gluy kohs euh mee noh gluy kan/, n. any of a class of polysaccharides derived from hexosamine that form mucins when complexed with proteins: formerly called mucopolysaccharide. [1975 80; GLYCO + (HEXO)SAMINE + O + glycan polysaccharide] * * * … Universalium
glycosaminoglycan — noun any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans … Wiktionary
glycosaminoglycan — See mucopolysaccharide. * * * gly·cos·ami·no·gly·can .glī kō sə .mē nō glī .kan, kō .sam ə nō n any of various polysaccharides derived from an amino hexose that are constituents of mucoproteins, glycoproteins, and blood group substances called… … Medical dictionary
glycosaminoglycan — n. any one of several polysaccharides that that are derived from hexosamine and form mucins when combined with proteins … English contemporary dictionary
glycosaminoglycan — gly·cos·ami·no·glycan … English syllables
glycosaminoglycan — gly•cos•a•mi•no•gly•can [[t]ˌglaɪ koʊs əˌmi noʊˈglaɪ kæn[/t]] n. biochem. any of a class of polysaccharides that form mucins when complexed with proteins Formerly, mucopolysaccharide • Etymology: 1975–80; glyco +(hexo)samin(e) a hexose derivative … From formal English to slang
