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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出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2016/11/15 13:38 UTC 版)
From glycosamino- (“combining form of glycosamine”) + glycan (“polysaccharide”); compare aminoglycan.
glycosaminoglycan (複数形 glycosaminoglycans)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/16 01:42 UTC 版)
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).