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What does galactosamine mean?

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Noun
  1. (chemistry) an amino derivative of the sugar galactose; found in glycolipids and in mucopolysaccharides
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Fumitory also protects the liver against damage it sustains from toxic substances such as carbon tetrachloride, alcohol and galactosamine.
In this study, mice were administered galactosamine and endotoxin, chemical agents that are used to induce endotoxemia resulting in liver failure due to cell death.
Assay method for anti-hepatoprotective using galactosamine induced cytotoxicityin primary cultured hepatocytes.
Glucosamine and galactosamine were abundant and common to all samples.
The test screens a mucus sample for a specific galactosamine that is secreted in excessive amounts by tumors.
As a result, it has been found that polyamino acids in which galactosamine has been introduced as a sugar residue have excellent properties.

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