keratan

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noun

A glycosaminoglycan whose sulfated form is found in the cornea, cartilage, and bone

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Meanings

nounkeratan (countable and uncountable, plural keratans)

plural keratans

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA glycosaminoglycan whose sulfated form is found in the cornea, cartilage, and bone
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