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Glycosaminoglycans metabolism
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Date:
2012Publishing House and Editing Place:
Hindawi Publishing CorporationMagazine:
Biochemistry Research International, vol. 2012 (pp. 1-2) - ISSN 2090-2247Hindawi Publishing Corporation
ISSN:
2090-2247Summary *
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are unbranched, polysaccharide chains which, with the exception of hyaluronan (HA), are highly sulphated and constitute the glucidic moieties of proteoglycans (PGs) macromolecules. Depending on monosaccharide composition and protein linkage region, as well as sulphation pattern and degree, GAGs can be grouped in four subfamilies named chondroitin/dermatan sulphate (CS/DS), heparan sulphate/heparin (HS/HE), hyaluronan (HA), and keratan sulphate (KS). Information provided by the agent in SIGEVAKey Words
GAG