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contributes to the tensile strength of cartilage, tendons, ligaments and the walls of the aorta
Chondroitin sulfate
contributes to the pliability of skin and is also present in blood vessels and heart valves
Dermatan sulfate
Chondrus meaning
cartilage
skin=
Derma
present in the cornea, cartilage, bone and a variety of horny structures
Keratan sulfate
horn=
Keras
fractionated form of heparan sulfate derived from the mast cells; Natural anticoagulant made in the mast cells and released into the blood, where it inhibits blood coagulation by binding to the protein antithrombin
Heparin
liver=
Hepar
are sugars in which one of the hydroxyl (OH) constituents on the carbon cyclic backbone is replaced with hydrogen (H).
Deoxy sugars
are important structural components in numerous natural products, including glycoproteins, bacterial endotoxins, and secondary metabolites.
Deoxy sugars
is a deoxy sugar that makes up the sugar–phosphate backbone of DNA.
Deoxyribose (formula C5H10O
is used experimentally as an inhibitor of glucose metabolism
2-deoxyglucose
If one of the hydroxyl groups of a monosaccharide is replaced with an amino group, an(blank) is produced
Amino Sugars
Amino Sugars
Hexosamine
The amino sugars include
D-glucosamine
D-galactosamine
D-mannosamine
a constituent of hyaluronic acid
– D-glucosamine
also known as chondrosamine), a constituent of chondroitin
D-galactosamine
hexosamine derivative of mannose
D-mannosamine:
Several antibiotics (eg, erythromycin) contain amino sugars, which are important for their
antibiotic activity
Amino sugars and their N-acetyl derivatives are important building blocks of polysaccharides found in
chitin and hyaluronic acid.
