- Concept UI
- M0009496
- Registry Numbers
- 0
- Scope Note
- Heteropolysaccharides which contain an N-acetylated hexosamine in a characteristic repeating disaccharide unit. The repeating structure of each disaccharide involves alternate 1,4- and 1,3-linkages consisting of either N-acetylglucosamine (see ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE) or N-acetylgalactosamine (see ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE).
- Terms
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Glycosaminoglycans
Preferred Term
Term UI
T018325
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1975)
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Glycosaminoglycan
Term UI
T000996259
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
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Mucopolysaccharides
Term UI
T018326
Date04/15/1992
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1993)