Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycosaminoglycan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: gly-cosamino-gly-can
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans.

Example Sentences

"Subcellular fractionation techniques have indicated that the greatest percentage of these glycosaminoglycans that is not extracted with water is contained within the microsomal fraction (36-60%)."
"1998, Christopher C. Rider, 9: Analysis of Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans, Elizabeth F. Hounsell (editor), Glycoanalysis Protocols, 2nd Edition, page 131, The biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and proteoglycans appears to be a ubiquitous function in mammalian cells."
"The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of inherited disorders caused by specific enzyme deficiencies in the degradation of the glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides)."

Etymology

Etymology tree English glycosamine English glycosamino- English glycan English glycosaminoglycan From glycosamino- (“combining form of glycosamine”) + glycan (“polysaccharide”); compare aminoglycan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: glycosamino

Inflected Forms

glycosaminoglycans (plural)

Synonyms

GAG mucopolysaccharide

Questions

What does glycosaminoglycan mean?: Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans.
Where does glycosaminoglycan come from?: Etymology tree English glycosamine English glycosamino- English glycan English glycosaminoglycan From glycosamino- (“combining form of glycosamine”) + glycan (“polysaccharide”); compare aminoglycan.

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