What are the functions of Glycosaminoglycans?

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Nirmla devi

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) or mucopolysaccharides are anionic polysaccharides composed of a repeating disaccharide unit.

You can see the functions of GAGs in following articles:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/glycosaminoglycans

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1038/npg.els.0000704

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-84318-1_1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/25151376/

Gabriel Olarinde Mekuleyi

Thanks so much Dr Devi for your answer