noun
1Biochemistry
A crystalline compound which occurs widely in connective tissue, especially as a component of chitin.A glucose derivative containing an amino group; chemical formula: C₆H₁₃NO₅
‘In addition, experiments were conducted at sea to measure the growth of heterotrophic bacteria in response to amendments of amino acids, protein, N-acetyl glucosamine, and chitin.’- ‘An example of recurrent mutation in human beings is the ABO blood group, where types A and B are functional alleles that control enzymes that link glucosamine or n-acetyl glucosamine to a common precursor.’
- ‘Glutamine is an energy source for enterocytes of the small intestine, helps form nicotinamide for energy transfers and glucosamine for connective tissue, and contributes to purine and pyrimidine nucleotides.’
- ‘Once it reaches the chondrocytes, the cells that produce cartilage, the glucosamine is incorporated.’
- ‘Estimation of the absolute configuration of glucosamine in lipids A was established as given elsewhere [39, 40].’
- 1.1A synthesized form of glucosamine, taken to relieve arthritis pain.‘Others will have to rely on acetaminophen or dietary supplements such as glucosamine, ginger, turmeric or boswellia.’
- ‘Some evidence suggests that the dietary supplement glucosamine probably improves osteoarthritis symptoms.’
- ‘Some find dietary supplements such as glucosamine and chondroitin helpful.’
- ‘Examples of herbs include ginseng, ginkgo and echinacea, while examples of other dietary supplements include selenium, glucosamine and SAMe.’
- ‘The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a trial to examine the effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin for pain and arthritis, with fairly inconclusive results.’
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