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heparan sulfate

heparan sulfate noun: a polysaccharide found, associated with protein, in all animal tissue; it has a regulatory function in several biological activities.

Noun

heparan sulfate (uncountable)

  1. A polysaccharide found, associated with protein, in all animal tissue; it has a regulatory function in several biological activities

Questions about heparan sulfate

What does heparan sulfate mean?
Heparan sulfate means a polysaccharide found, associated with protein, in all animal tissue; it has a regulatory function in several biological activities.
What part of speech is heparan sulfate?
Heparan sulfate is a noun.

Words near heparan sulfate in the dictionary

  1. hepadnaviruses
  2. hepaprotective
  3. hepar
  4. hepar antimonii
  5. heparan
  6. heparan sulfate
  7. heparanase
  8. heparanases
  9. heparanization
  10. heparans
  11. heparin

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