Hyaluronic acid

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title: Hyaluronic acid
text: Hyaluronic acid, also called hyaluronan, is an anionic, nonsulfated glycosaminoglycan distributed widely throughout connective, epithelial, and neural tissues. It is unique among glycosaminoglycans as it is non-sulfated, forms in the plasma membrane instead of the Golgi apparatus, and can be very large: human synovial HA averages about 7 MDa per molecule, or about 20,000 disaccharide monomers, while other sources mention 3–4 MDa. Medically, hyaluronic acid is used to treat osteoarthritis of the
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description: Anionic, nonsulfated glycosaminoglycan
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyaluronic_acid
date created: 2004-12-04T09:11:06Z
date modified: 2024-09-15T22:30:25Z
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