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hyaluronic acid

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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.

Synonyms: Hyaluronic acid

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

charge

0

formula

(C14H21NO12)n

has related synonym

hyaluronan, acide hyaluronique, acido hialuronico, Hyaluronsaeure, [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

has alternative id

CHEBI:5772, CHEBI:14412, CHEBI:24623, CHEBI:24622

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

id

CHEBI:16336

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl