Chondroitin sulfate is a sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) composed of a chain of alternating sugars (N-acetylgalactosamine and glucuronic acid). It is...

A chondroitin is a chondrin derivative. Types include: Chondroitin sulfate Dermatan sulfate Chondroitin as a supplement is now commonly used (often in...

trial (the GAIT trial) to study the effect of chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine hydrochloride, chondroitin/glucosamine in combination, and celecoxib as...

supplements such as chondroitin sulfate and methylsulfonylmethane.[citation needed] Glucosamine, along with commonly used chondroitin, is not routinely...

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are proteoglycans consisting of a protein core and a chondroitin sulfate side chain. They are known to be structural...

Chondroitin sulfate ABC lyase may refer to: Chondroitin ABC lyase, an enzyme Chondroitin-sulfate-ABC exolyase, an enzyme Chondroitin-sulfate-ABC endolyase...

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4, also known as melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP) or neuron-glial antigen 2 (NG2), is a chondroitin...

lungs. It is also referred to as chondroitin sulfate B, although it is no longer classified as a form of chondroitin sulfate by most sources. The formula...

their core disaccharide structures: Heparin/heparan sulfate (HSGAGs) Chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate (CSGAGs) which along with HSGAGs are synthesized...

CS-GAGs had not been studied until recently. Like the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, keratan sulfate proteoglycan (KSPG) production is up regulated in...

collagen XVIII are the main proteins to which heparan sulfate is attached. Chondroitin sulfates contribute to the tensile strength of cartilage, tendons...

human tissues. It is encoded by the VCAN gene. Versican is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan with an apparent molecular mass of more than 1000kDa...

The enzyme chondroitin-sulfate-ABC exolyase (EC 4.2.2.21) catalyzes the following process: Exolytic removal of Δ4-unsaturated disaccharide residues from...

or chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ACAN gene. This gene is a member of the lectican (chondroitin sulfate...

glycosaminoglycan is joined through a tetrasaccharide bridge (e.g. chondroitin sulfate-GlcA-Gal-Gal-Xyl-PROTEIN). The Ser residue is generally in the sequence...

N-sulfated polysaccharides such as heparin and HS from non N-sulfated polysaccharides such as chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate...

The enzyme chondroitin-sulfate-ABC endolyase (EC 4.2.2.20) catalyzes the following process: Endolytic cleavage of (1→4)-β-galactosaminic bonds between...

Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) recommends glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate for knee osteoarthritis. Its use as a therapy for osteoarthritis...

antithrombotic agent. Chondroitin sulfate shows slightly less biological activity than dermatan sulfate, and is composed of O-sulfated N-acetyl-D-galatosamine...

heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, and dermatan sulfate. Sulfation is also a possible posttranslational modification of proteins. Tyrosine sulfation is...

cord, largely made up of mucopolysaccharides (hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate). It acts as a mucous connective tissue containing some fibroblasts...

Endogenous molecules include hyaluronic acid, glucosamine, and chondroitin sulfate. Felson, David T.; Kim, Young-Jo (2007). "The Futility of Current...

The pathways for HS/heparin or chondroitin sulfate (CS) and dermatan sulfate (DS) biosynthesis diverge after the formation of this...

3',5'-bisphosphate + chondroitin 4'-sulfate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate and chondroitin, whereas its two products...

3',5'-bisphosphate + chondroitin 6'-sulfate Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate and chondroitin, whereas its two products...

adult brain. They are largely negatively charged and composed of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, molecules that play a key role in development and...

fibrils. The major GAG components of the tendon are dermatan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate, which associate with collagen and are involved in the fibril...

Chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CSGALNACT1 gene. A form of mild skeletal dysplasia...

of the lectican / chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan protein families and consists of neurocan core protein and chondroitin sulfate. It is thought to be...

However, bones are not entirely made of calcium, but a mixture of chondroitin sulfate and hydroxyapatite, the latter making up 70% of a bone. Hydroxyapatite...