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Proteoglycan vs Glycosaminoglycan - What's the difference?

proteoglycan | glycosaminoglycan |

As nouns the difference between proteoglycan and glycosaminoglycan

is that proteoglycan is (biochemistry) any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains while glycosaminoglycan is (carbohydrate) any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans.

proteoglycan

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Noun

(wikipedia proteoglycan) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains

    • glycosaminoglycan

    English

    Noun

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