See Also: Glycosaminoglycan(medicine)
glycosaminoglycan(dictionary)

glycosaminoglycan (iou)



glycosaminoglycan noun. M20.
[from GLYCOSAMINE + -O- + GLYCO- + -AN.]
Biochemistry. Any of a group of polysaccharides which contain amino-sugar residues, are often found in complexes with protein molecules as proteoglycans, and include heparin, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid, and the blood-group substances.
? See note s.v. MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE.