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Version 5.0.0 (14588 Terms)
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook
Jan Kaiser - Content Editor
Stuart J. Chalk - Technical Editor
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glycosaminoglycan
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https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02659
The carbohydrate units in
proteoglycans
are
polysaccharides
that contain
amino sugars
; these
polysaccharides
are known as glycosaminoglycans.
Source:
White Book, 2
nd
ed., p. 85 [
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