كتاب lec11 12slid مجموعه مؤلفين

1993م - 1443هـ نبذه عن الكتاب: Proteoglycans (PGs) and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) a) GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS (GAGs) form gels i) polysaccharide chains of disaccharide units ii) too inflexible and highly charged to fold in a compact way iii) strongly hydrophilic iv) form extended conformations and gels v) osmotic swelling (charge repulsion) vi) usually make up less than 10% of ECM by weight vii) fill most of the ECM space viii) four main groups a. hyaluronan b. chondroitin sulfate and dermatin sulfate c. heparin sulfate and heparin d. keratin sulfate .