Definition of Glucosamine

1. Noun. An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides.

Generic synonyms: Amino, Amino Group, Glucose
Substance meronyms: Chitin, Polyose, Polysaccharide

Definition of Glucosamine

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Glucosamine

1. Amino sugar (2 amino 2 deoxyglucose), component of chitin, heparan sulphate, chondroitin sulphate and many complex polysaccharides. Usually found as _ D N acetyl glucosamine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glucosamine

gluconeogeneis
gluconeogeneses
gluconeogenesis
gluconeogenesis
gluconic
gluconic acid
gluconokinase
gluconolactonase
glucooligosaccharide oxidase
glucopenia
Glucophage
glucoplastic
glucoprotein
glucopyranose
glucosamine (current term)
glucosamine (current term)
glucosamines
glucosamine acetyltransferase
glucosaminidase
glucosaminoglycan
glucosaminoglycans
glucosaminylgalactosylglucosylceramide beta-galactosyltransferase
glucosans
glucose
glucose
glucose-1-fructose-2-oxidoreductase
glucose-1-phosphatase
glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
glucose-1-phosphate kinase
glucose-1-phosphate phosphodismutase

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