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hexosamine

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hexosamine [hek′säs·ə‚mēn]
(biochemistry)
A primary amine derived from a hexose by replacing the hydroxyl with an amine group.
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Proton MRS of a child with Sandhoff disease reveals elevated brain hexosamine.
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In essence, glycosaminoglycans are long unbranched chains of repeating disaccharide units, each comprising an N-acetyl hexosamine and either a hexose or hexuronic acid.
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