Polysaccharides Flashcards
Differ from other mucopolysaccharides it non sulphated
Hyaluronic acid.
Hyaluronic acid (site-function)
Vitreous humor pf eye - synovial fluid of joints and - lubricant - absorb shock
The most abundant GAG in the body
Chondroitin sulphate
Dermatin sulphate contain …..
L- iduronic sugar
Mucopolysaccharides are liner ,
T
Amino sugar may be …….,…….
Acetylated or sulphated
Cho of glycoproteins
Oligosaccharides
Amino acid of glycoproteins
Serine -threonine - asparagine
Type of bond if oligosaccharides attached to serine or or threonine
O-glycosidic bond
Type of bon if oligosaccharides attached to asparagine
N - bond
All blood proteins are glycoproteins except
Albumin
Gastrointestinal tract are
Glycoproteins
Intracellular glycoproteins as ….
Lysosomal enzymes
Detran ( bond- site - dental plaque-
.
Polysaccharides act as blood expander
Dextran