glycan
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Related to Glycans: glycosylation, Glycosaminoglycans
polysaccharide
[pol″e-sak´ah-rīd]a carbohydrate which, on acid hydrolysis, yields many monosaccharides.
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pol·y·sac·char·ide
(pol'ē-sak'ă-rīd),A carbohydrate containing a large number of saccharide groups; for example, starch. Compare: oligosaccharide.
Synonym(s): glycan
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glycan
(glī′kăn′, -kən)n.
Any of a group of sugar molecules that are freestanding as oligosaccharides or polysaccharides or are combined in conjugates, as in glycoproteins.
gly′cal (-kəl) adj.
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pol·y·sac·char·ide
(pol'ē-sak'ă-rīd)A carbohydrate containing a large number of saccharide groups (e.g., starch).
Compare: oligosaccharide
Synonym(s): glycan.
Compare: oligosaccharide
Synonym(s): glycan.
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pol·y·sac·char·ide
(pol'ē-sak'ă-rīd)A carbohydrate containing a large number of saccharide groups (e.g., starch).
Synonym(s): glycan.
Synonym(s): glycan.
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