Heparan Definition

Heparan Sentence Examples

• All four of these enzymes are involved in breaking down the same GAG, heparan sulfate.

• Heparan sulfate is mainly found in the central nervous system and accumulates in the brain when it cannot be broken down because one of those four enzymes is deficient or missing.

• Because of the accumulation of heparan sulfate in the central nervous system (CNS), the CNS is severely affected.