proteoglycans

German: Proteoglykane
Japanese: プロテオグリカン類

Biochemistry. A high molecular weight complex of protein and polysaccharide, characteristic of connective tissue. They are huge clusters of carbohydrate chains (glycosaminoglycans) attached to a protein backbone. They are important in determining viscoelastic properties of joints.

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