Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 8 - Carbohydrates - Exercises - Page 243: 18

Answer

Glucoseaminoglycan (GAG) is a negativity charged component of extracellular matrix. So it will interact with the proteins that have positively charged amino acids (histidine, arginine, lysine). So, fibroblasts growth factor should should contain these negativity charged (basic in nature) amino acids.

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Glucoseaminoglycan (GAG) is a negativity charged component of extracellular matrix. So it will interact with the proteins that have positively charged amino acids (histidine, arginine, lysine). So, fibroblasts growth factor should should contain these negativity charged (basic in nature) amino acids.
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