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Glycosaminoglycan vs Acetylgalactosamine - What's the difference?

glycosaminoglycan | acetylgalactosamine |

As nouns the difference between glycosaminoglycan and acetylgalactosamine

is that glycosaminoglycan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans while acetylgalactosamine is (organic compound) the n-acetyl derivative of galactosamine that is a repeat unit in glycosaminoglycans.

glycosaminoglycan

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans

    • acetylgalactosamine

    English

    Noun

    (N-Acetylgalactosamine) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The N-acetyl derivative of galactosamine that is a repeat unit in glycosaminoglycans