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Mucopolysaccharide vs Chondroitin - What's the difference?

mucopolysaccharide | chondroitin |

As nouns the difference between mucopolysaccharide and chondroitin

is that mucopolysaccharide is (chemistry) any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid while chondroitin is (biochemistry) any of a range of mucopolysaccharides, derived from galactosamine and glucuronic acid, that occur in cartilage and bone.

mucopolysaccharide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid

    • chondroitin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia chondroitin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a range of mucopolysaccharides, derived from galactosamine and glucuronic acid, that occur in cartilage and bone.