Glycosaminoglycan

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Glycosaminoglycans are heteropolysaccharides (polysaccharides that consist of at least two different monosaccarides) that make up the basement membrane of the extracelluar matrix.[1]

References

  1. Alberts, B. et al. 'Molecular Biology of the Cell' Fifth Edition (2008) p.1179-1180