Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans

• 1. Verfasser: Barbara Mulloy (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Schlagworte: Pharmacology; heparin; hyauronan; keratan; chondroitin; glycosaminoglycan; dermatan; proteoglycan
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Proteoglycans (PGs) are glycoconjugates in which a protein or peptide core is substituted with polysaccharide chains known as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). The GAG sidechains carry a significant proportion of the functionality of PGs, interacting with many proteins to form structural units in the extra...