glycosaminoglycan

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Noun

glycosaminoglycan (plural glycosaminoglycans)

1. (carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans.

Synonyms

• (polysaccharide polymer of amino sugars) GAG, mucopolysaccharide

Translations

• Italian: glicosaminoglicano, glicosamminoglicano
• Spanish: glucosaminaglicano

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