Mucopolysaccharides

Trey is a beautiful 3 year old boy who suffers from an illness called MPS II or Hunter's Syndrome, a Lysosomal Storage Disease that inhibits the body's ability to break down and recycle specific mucopolysaccharides. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He reached in to his thigh pocket and pulled out a plastic-covered gel disc, about five centimeters across, made from synthesized copies of local mucopolysaccharides. ❋ Dozois, Gardner (2006)

It may be involved in compounds similar to mucopolysaccharides glycosaminoglycans to form a “gluelike” substance in the bone matrix. ❋ Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater (1991)

In the case of saliva, the polymers are proteins known as mucopolysaccharides. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Children with Sanfilippo Syndrome are born missing an enzyme that help break up used mucopolysaccharides -- long chains of sugar molecules -- called hepran sulfate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They also contain immune activating mucopolysaccharides and the antioxidant quercetin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Extensive research has shown that Type II collagen is lost progressively, along with mucopolysaccharides, in rheumatoid and osteoarthritis patients. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The disease EPSM thus refers to the clinical syndrome of muscle disease, particularly rhabdomyolysis, with amylase-resistant, sarcolemmal inclusions of acid mucopolysaccharides evident on muscle biopsy sample," he said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Acid neutral mucopolysaccharides experimental muscle trichinelliasis ❋ Unknown (2008)

Her question: are there any foods in the carbohydrate family that are NOT triglycerides, polysaccharides, or mucopolysaccharides? ❋ Agathafrye (2008)

She is pursuing an experimental bone marrow treatment plan that has helped other dogs with this rare condition, but in the meantime her dog is limited to foods that have no triglycerides, polysaccharides, or mucopolysaccharides. ❋ Agathafrye (2008)