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Glycosaminoglycans as Novel Targets for in vivo Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Atherosclerosis

Yavuz O Uca* and Matthias Taupitz

Published: 20 April, 2020 | Volume 5 - Issue 1 | Pages: 080-088

jccm-aid1091-g003

Figure 3:

Illustration of glycosaminoglycan structure and interactions. Glycosaminoglycans are linear polysaccharides consisting of alternating disaccharide units of an amino sugar and uronic acid mostly found covalently attached to a core protein [81]. Glycosaminoglycan chains contribute to tertiary complex formation through establishing electrostatic bridges between nearby molecules and assist higher level interactions involving hydrophobic forces, hydrogen bonding or ionic interactions between proteins [99,100].

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