Polysaccharides containing an amino sugar and uronic acid; constituent of the mucoproteins of cartilage, tendons, connective tissue, cornea, heparin, and blood-group substances.
A complex of protein and polysaccharides.
A group of complex carbohydrates containing hexosamine; a thick gelatinous material.
Any of a group of complex carbohydrates that are structural parts of connective tissue.
One of a group of complex carbohydrates functioning mainly as structural components in connective tissue. Mucopolysaccharide molecules are usually built up of two repeating sugar units, one of which is an amino sugar. An example of a mucopolysaccharide is chondroitin sulfate, occurring in cartilage.
A group of polysaccharides, containing hexosamine and sometimes proteins, that forms chemical bonds with water. The thick gelatinous material is found in many places in the body, forming intercellular ground substance and basement membranes of cells and found in mucous secretions and synovial fluid.
A sophisticated compound composed of interconnected sugar molecules arranged in a linear fashion, forming a chain. It is present in mucous secretions as well as the intercellular spaces.