hexosamines
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thumb|120px|right|Chemical structure of α-D-glucosamine. Note [[amine group (NH2).]] thumb|120px|right|Glucose. Note [[hydroxy group (OH) in place of the amine.]] Hexosamines are amino sugars created by adding an amine group to a hexose.
Research
35,533 papers- Hexosamines and insulin resistance.Diabetes · 1996
- Hexosamines as mediators of nutrient sensing and regulation in diabetes.Journal of diabetes and its complications · 2002
- A spectrophotometric method for the microdetermination of hexosamines.The Journal of biological chemistry · 1950
- Hexosamines stimulate leptin production in transgenic mice.Endocrinology · 2000
- The hexosamine biosynthetic pathway rescues lysosomal dysfunction in Parkinson's disease patient iPSC derived midbrain neurons.Nature communications · 2024
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thumb|120px|right|Chemical structure of α-D-glucosamine. Note [[amine group (NH2).]] thumb|120px|right|Glucose. Note [[hydroxy group (OH) in place of the amine.]] Hexosamines are amino sugars created by adding an amine group to a hexose.
Examples include: Fructosamine (based upon fructose) Galactosamine (based upon galactose) Glucosamine (based upon glucose) Mannosamine (based upon mannose)
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