Term Name: | [4)-beta-D-GlcpA-(1->4)-alpha-D-GlcpNS6OS-(1->]n |
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Synonyms: | [4)-beta-D-GlcA-(1->4)-alpha-D-GlcNS6OS-(1->]n |
Definition: | A sulfated glycosaminoglycan composed of a backbone of repeating beta-D-glucuronosyl-(1->4)-N-sulfonyl-alpha-D-glucosamine units, variably O-sulfated at the 6-position of the glucosamine residues and joined by (1->4)-linkages. The structure provided is representative and shows the most common repeating unit |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:62821] ( EBI ) |