Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Chemistry (Section 5 - No. 40)
What is the repeating disaccharide unit of heparin?
N-acetylglucosamine - glucuronic acid
Glucosamine - glucuronic acid or iduronic acid
N-acetylgalactosamine - glucuronic acid
N-acetylglucosamine - galatose
Explanation
Heparin consists of glucosamine or galactosamine linked to glucuronic acid or iduronic acid
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