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Glycosaminoglycan vs Heparinoid - What's the difference?

glycosaminoglycan | heparinoid |

As nouns the difference between glycosaminoglycan and heparinoid

is that glycosaminoglycan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans while heparinoid is (biochemistry) any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin.

glycosaminoglycan

English

Noun

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

    • heparinoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a class of glycosaminoglycans derived from heparin.