Dermatan Sulfate
"Dermatan Sulfate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan found mostly in the skin and in connective tissue. It differs from CHONDROITIN SULFATE A (see CHONDROITIN SULFATES) by containing IDURONIC ACID in place of glucuronic acid, its epimer, at carbon atom 5. (from Merck, 12th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D003871
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.373.200.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Dermatan Sulfate- Dermatan Sulfate
- Sulfate, Dermatan
- beta-Heparin
- beta Heparin
- Chondroitin Sulfate B
- Sulfate B, Chondroitin
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