mucopolysaccharide
mucopolysaccharide · mucopolysaccharides
Any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines,…Any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.
Meaning
1 sensesAny polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.
More definitions
- complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue
Forms
plural: mucopolysaccharides| Singular | mucopolysaccharide |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmucopolysaccharidosis