Chondroitin |
Chondroitin Sulfate |
Chemical structure of one unit in a chondroitin sulfate chain. Chondroitin-4-sulfate: R1 = H; R2 = SO3H; R3 = H. Chondroitin-6-sulfate: R1 = SO3H; R2, R3 = H. Chondroitin sulfate is a sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) composed of a chain of alternating sugars (N-acetyl-galactosamine and glucuronic acid). It is usually found attached to proteins as part of a proteoglycan. A chondroitin chain can have over 100 individual sugars, each of which can be sulfated in variable positions and quan ...
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Chondroitin Organizations
- Drug Digest http://www.drugdigest.org/
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
Resources
- Chondroitin (Drug Digest)
- Chondroitin (University of Maryland Medical Center)

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