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heteropolysaccharide

biochemistry
Also known as: heteroglycan

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major treatment

  • pathways for the utilization of carbohydrates
    In carbohydrate: Heteropolysaccharides

    In general, heteropolysaccharides (heteroglycans) contain two or more different monosaccharide units. Although a few representatives contain three or more different monosaccharides, most naturally occurring heteroglycans contain only two different ones and are closely associated with lipid or protein. The complex nature of these substances…

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classification of polysaccharides

  • In bacteria such as the gram-negative species Aquaspirillum serpens, the peptidoglycan component of the cell wall is made up of polysaccharides and peptides.
    In polysaccharide

    …or sugar derivative are called heteropolysaccharides (heteroglycans). Most contain only two different units and are associated with proteins (glycoproteins—e.g., gamma globulin from blood plasma, acid mucopolysaccharides) or lipids (glycolipids—e.g., gangliosides in the central nervous system). Acid mucopolysaccharides are widely distributed in animal tissues. The basic unit is a

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