The 'Lorenzan sulphates'. A new group of vertebrate mucopolysaccharides.

The Biochemical journal ·Vol. 103 ·No. 2 ·1967-05-00 ·Pages 325-30

Doyle J

Abstract

1. The mucopolysaccharide from the glands of Lorenzini of Squalus acanthias has been isolated and purified. 2. The material is a sulphated polysaccharide containing glucosamine, galactosamine, galactose and traces of an uronic acid. 3. This vertebrate polysaccharide is unusual in appearing to have both amino sugars present in the molecule. The amino sugars are N-acetylated. 4. This molecule is one of a group of related mucopolysaccharides which vary in composition with the animal species. The generic name ;lorenzan sulphates' is suggested to describe these substances.

MeSH Terms

Animals Chromatography, Gel Chromatography, Paper Electrophoresis Galactose/analysis Glucosamine/analysis Glycosaminoglycans/analysis Hexosamines/analysis Hyaluronoglucosaminidase Sharks Spectrophotometry Uronic Acids/analysis

Chemicals

Glycosaminoglycans Hexosamines Uronic Acids Hyaluronoglucosaminidase Glucosamine Galactose

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Doyle J

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Article Info

Journal

The Biochemical journal

Abbr.

Biochem J

ISSN

0264-6021

DOI

10.1042/bj1030325

Published

1967-05-00

Pages

325-30

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2984726R

PMCID

PMC1270412

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1042/bj1030325 PMC Full Text View journal details

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