glycosaminoglycan

[glahy-kohs-uh-mee-noh-glahy-kan]

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noun

any of a class of polysaccharides derived from hexosamine that form mucins when complexed with proteins: formerly called mucopolysaccharide.

glycosaminoglycan

Any of a group of polysaccharides with high molecular weight that contain amino sugars and often form complexes with proteins. Heparin is a glycosaminoglycan.
Also called mucopolysaccharide

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Word History and Origins

Origin of glycosaminoglycan¹

1975–80; glyco- + (hexo)samine + -o- + glycan polysaccharide

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Example Sentences

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As expected, Friedrich and his colleagues detected glycosaminoglycans in zebrafish schreckstoff, in particular glycosaminoglycan chondroitin.

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When the researchers broke down the glycosaminoglycan chondroitin in schreckstoff with enzymes or rendered chondroitin inert with antibodies, they robbed schreckstoff of its power to frighten.

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glycoprotein glycose

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