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GLUCOSAMINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("glucosamine" is a kind of...):
amino; amino group (the radical -NH2)
glucose (a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy)
Holonyms ("glucosamine" is a substance of...):
chitin (a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi)
polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)
Context examples:
Glucosamine is an essential substrate for glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronic acid, needed for formation of the joint proteoglycan structural matrix, and may prevent chondrocytic catabolic activity and inhibit production of inflammatory mediators.
(Glucosamine Sulfate/Chondroitin Sulfate Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)
Other studies have also shown glucosamine to reduce the generation of reactive oxygen species by macrophages, and inhibit lysosomal enzymes.
(MSM/Glucosamine, NCI Thesaurus)
