A polysaccharide containing aminomonosaccharide residues.
Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) is the polysaccharide unit that makes up proteoglycans, a molecule made of saccharides and proteins. GAGs are extracellular matrix molecules that help give tissues like cartilage their rigid structure.
A type of long, unbranched polysaccharide molecule. Glycosaminoglycans are major structural components of cartilage and are also found in the cornea of the eye.
one of polysaccharides derived from an amino hexose that are constituents of mucoproteins, glycoproteins or mucopolysaccharides.
Glycosaminoglycan is the carbohydrate polymer of disaccharide units. It is part of proteoglycans, which are found in ground substance.
mucopolysaccharide; any of various polysaccharides derived from an amino hexose that are constituents of mucoproteins, glycoproteins, and blood-group substances
a sugar polymer consisting of repeating disaccharide subunits
A large molecule found on the surface of membrane-encased cells that consists of a network of long, branched chains of sugars and smaller, nitrogen-containing molecules.
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) or mucopolysaccharides are long unbranched polysaccharides consisting of a repeating disaccharide unit. This unit consists of an N-acetyl-hexosamine and a hexose or hexuronic acid, either or both of which may be sulfated. The combination of the sulfate group and the carboxylate groups of the uronic acid residues gives them a very high density of negative charge.