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1. Hyaluronate:
Hyaluronate is unique among the glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) because it does not contain any sulfate. The 1st carbon of glucoronic acid is connected with 3rd carbon of N-Acetyl glucosamine by an oxygen atom.
2. Chondroitin sulfate:
It contains sulfate group at the 4th carbon atom of N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine. The 1st carbon of D-glucoronic acid is connected with 3rd carbon of N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine by an oxygen atom.
3.Heparin:
It also contains sulfate groups. First carbon atom of D-Glucuronate 2-sulfate is connected with the 4th carbon atom of
N-sulfoglucosamine 6-sulfate.
Fig 3. Heparin
4. Proteoglycans:
The linkage of GAGs to the protein core involves a trisaccharide linker. This linker consists of Glucuronic acid, Galactose, and Xylose.
Fig4. Proteoglycans
5. Peptidoglycans:
It is made of two joined amino sugars, N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM). A pentapeptide is connected with the NAM. The pentapeptide consists of the amino acids L-alanine, D-glutamine, L-lysine, and two D-alanines.
Fig6.5. Peptidoglycans: