"Chondroitin Sulfates" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Derivatives of chondroitin which have a sulfate moiety esterified to the galactosamine moiety of chondroitin. Chondroitin sulfate A, or chondroitin 4-sulfate, and chondroitin sulfate C, or chondroitin 6-sulfate, have the sulfate esterified in the 4- and 6-positions, respectively. Chondroitin sulfate B (beta heparin; DERMATAN SULFATE) is a misnomer and this compound is not a true chondroitin sulfate.
| Descriptor ID |
D002809
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.373.200.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Chondroitin Sulfates- Chondroitin Sulfates
- Sulfates, Chondroitin
- Chondroitin Sulfate
- Sulfate, Chondroitin
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chondroitin Sulfates" by people in Profiles.
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Chondroitin for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip. Ann Intern Med. 2007 Dec 18; 147(12):883; author reply 884-5.