IUPAC definition : A subclass of protein in which the carbohydrate units are polysaccharides that contain
amino sugars. The protein is glycosylated by one or more (up to about 100) glycosaminoglycans
[linear polymers of up to about 200 repeating disaccharide units that consist of a
hexosamine (d-glucosamine or d-galactosamine) alternating with a uronic acid (d-glucuronic
or l-iduronic) or a neutral sugar (d-galactose)].;
A subclass of protein in which the carbohydrate units are polysaccharides that contain
amino sugars. The protein is glycosylated by one or more (up to about 100) glycosaminoglycans
[linear polymers of up to about 200 repeating disaccharide units that consist of a
hexosamine (d-glucosamine or d-galactosamine) alternating with a uronic acid (d-glucuronic
or l-iduronic) or a neutral sugar (d-galactose)].