hyaluronic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:16336

Synonyms

• [beta-D-glucopyranuronosyl-(1->3)-2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)]n
• [beta-N-Acetyl-D-glucosaminyl(1,4)beta-D-glucuronosyl(1,3)]n
• acide hyaluronique
• acido hialuronico
• hyaluronan
• Hyaluronic acid
• Hyaluronsaeure

Definition

A mucopolysaccharide composed of N-acetylglucosamine and glucuronic acid subunits. It is found in the connective tissues of vertebrates. A principal constituent of the extracellular matrix (ECM), it mediates the growth and metastasis of tumour cells.

References

• beilstein:8538277
• cas:9004-61-9
• hmdb:HMDB0010366
• kegg.compound:C00518
• kegg.drug:D08043
• kegg.glycan:G10505
• pubmed:11122186
• pubmed:18056362
• pubmed:18290544
• reaxys:8187837
• wikipedia.en:Hyaluronan

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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