heparin binding

Term Information

Accession
GO:0008201
Ontology
molecular function
Synonyms
related: heparan sulfate binding
Definition
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with heparin, any member of a group of glycosaminoglycans found mainly as an intracellular component of mast cells and which consist predominantly of alternating alpha1-4-linked D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate residues. [source: GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732]
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