Metabolic Study on Chondroitin Sulfates in Rabbits

Hyaluronic Acid Chondroitin Chondroitin Sulfates Dermatan Sulfate Keratosulfate Heparin

Polysaccharides (variously called as glycanes or polyholosides or polyosides) are high molecular weight carbohydrates which, on hydrolysis, yield mainly monosaccharides or products related to monosaccharides. They may also be regarded as polymeric anhydrides of simple sugars. D-glucose is the commonest component of polysaccharides. However, D-and L-galactose, D-mannose, D-xylose, L-arabinose as...

Solvolytic depolymerization of chondroitin and dermatan sulfates.

It is essential to establish a library of glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides from the chondroitin and dermatan sulfates to investigate their biological functions and structure-activity relationships (SARs). There are several approaches to obtain oligosaccharides using chemical and enzymatic degradation procedures; however, purification of each resulting oligosaccharide is complicated because of...

On the Role of Cell Surface Chondroitin Sulfates and Their Core Proteins in Breast Cancer Metastasis

Detection of age-related changes in the distributions of keratan sulfates and chondroitin sulfates in developing chick limbs: an immunocytochemical study.

A panel of four separate monoclonal antibodies, all known to specifically recognize epitopes on keratan sulfate glycosaminoglycans, were employed in an immunocytochemical study of developing chick hind limbs. In addition, two monoclonal antibodies specific for epitopes on chondroitin/dermatan sulfate glycosaminoglycans were employed on equivalent sections to determine the degree of colocalizati...

Functional analysis of the chondroitin 6-sulfotransferase gene in relation to lymphocyte subpopulations, brain development, and oversulfated chondroitin sulfates.

Chondroitin 6-sulfotransferase (C6ST) catalyzes the transfer of sulfate to position 6 of the N-acetylgalactosamine residue of chondroitin. To obtain direct evidence regarding the function of C6ST and its product, chondroitin 6-sulfate, in vivo, we isolated the mouse C6ST gene (C6st) and generated mice deficient in this gene (C6st(-/-)) by embryonic stem cell technology. C6st(-/-) mice were born...