The blood group to which each of us belongs is determined by a presence…of a mucopolysaccharide with specific antigenic qualities (New Scientist).
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pol|y|sac|cha|ride — «POL ee SAK uh ryd, uhr ihd», noun. any carbohydrate of a class, such as starch, dextrin, and insulin, that can be decomposed into two or more simple sugars by hydrolysis … Useful english dictionary
lip|o|pol|y|sac|cha|ride — «LIHP uh POL ee SAK uh ryd, uhr ihd», noun. a compound formed by a lipid and a polysaccharide: »bacterial lipopolysaccharides … Useful english dictionary
polysaccharide — pol•y•sac•cha•ride [[t]ˌpɒl iˈsæk əˌraɪd, rɪd[/t]] n. chem. a complex carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, formed by the combination of nine or more monosaccharides and capable of hydrolyzing to these simpler sugars Also, pol… … From formal English to slang
lipopolysaccharide — lip•o•pol•y•sac•cha•ride [[t]ˈlaɪp oʊˌpɒl iˈsæk əˌraɪd, rɪd, ˈlaɪ poʊ [/t]] n. biochem. any of a class of polysaccharides to which lipids are attached • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
mucopolysaccharide — mu•co•pol•y•sac•cha•ride [[t]ˌmyu koʊˌpɒl iˈsæk əˌraɪd, rɪd[/t]] n. biochem. former name of glycosaminoglycan • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
heteropolysaccharide — A polysaccharide composed of two or more different types of monosaccharides. Cf.:glycan, homoglycan. SYN: heteroglycan. * * * het·ero·poly·sac·cha·ride .päl i sak ə .rīd n a polysaccharide consisting of more than one type of monosaccharide * * *… … Medical dictionary
lipopolysaccharide — 1. A compound or complex of lipid and carbohydrate. 2. The l. (endotoxin) released from the cell walls of Gram negative organisms that produces septic shock. * * * li·po·poly·sac·cha·ride .lip ō .päl i sak ə .rīd, .lī pō n a large molecule… … Medical dictionary
mucopolysaccharide — General term for a protein polysaccharide complex obtained from proteoglycans and containing as much as 95% polysaccharide; mucopolysaccharides include the blood group substances. A more modern term is glycosaminoglycan, as all of the known six… … Medical dictionary
polysaccharide — A carbohydrate containing a large number of saccharide groups; e.g., starch. Cf.:oligosaccharide. SYN: glycan. pneumococcal p. SYN: specific capsular substance. specific soluble p. SYN: specific capsular substance. * * * poly·sa … Medical dictionary
homopolysaccharide — ho·mo·poly·sac·char·ide sak ə .rīd n a polysaccharide composed of only one kind of monosaccharide <glycogen is a homopolysaccharide of glucose> * * * ho·mo·poly·sac·cha·ride (ho″mo pol″e sakґə rīd) a polysaccharide… … Medical dictionary
