Dermatan Sulfate |
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| Sulfate B, Chondroitin; Sulfate, Dermatan; beta Heparin | |
| 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) | |