Concept information
Preferred term
Keratan Sulfate
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Keratosulfate
Note
- /biosyn /physiol permitted
Scope note
- A sulfated mucopolysaccharide initially isolated from bovine cornea. At least two types are known. Type I, found mostly in the cornea, contains D-galactose and D-glucosamine-6-O-sulfate as the repeating unit; type II, found in skeletal tissues, contains D-galactose and D-galactosamine-6-O-sulfate as the repeating unit.
History note
- 91(75); was see under MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES 1975-90
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007632
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