Definition of Mucopolysaccharide

1. Noun. Complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue.

Specialized synonyms: Hyaluronic Acid
Generic synonyms: Polyose, Polysaccharide

Medical Definition of Mucopolysaccharide

1. The polysaccharide components of proteoglycans, now more usually known as glycosaminoglycans. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucopolysaccharide

mucomembranous enteritis
muconate
muconate cycloisomerase
muconic
muconolactone delta-isomerase
mucopeptide
mucopeptide
mucopeptides
mucopeptide glycohydrolase
mucoperichondrial flap
mucoperiosteal
mucoperiosteal flap
mucoperiosteum
mucopolysaccharidase
mucopolysaccharide (current term)
mucopolysaccharide (current term)
mucopolysaccharide keratin dystrophy
mucopolysaccharidoses
mucopolysaccharidosis
mucopolysaccharidosis
mucopolysaccharidosis I
mucopolysaccharidosis II
mucopolysaccharidosis III
mucopolysaccharidosis IV
mucopolysaccharidosis vi
mucopolysaccharidosis vii
mucopolysacchariduria
mucoprotein
mucoprotein
mucoproteins

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