Keratan sulfate

Introduction: Keratan sulfate

Description of Keratan sulfate

Keratan sulfate: poly(galactose-N-acetylglucosamine sulfate), an important component of the proteoglycan of cartilage and other tissues.
Source: CRISP

Keratan sulfate: A sulfated mucopolysaccharide initially isolated from bovine cornea. At least two types are known. Type I, found mostly in the cornea, contains D-galactose and D-glucosamine-6-O-sulfate as the repeating unit; type II, found in skeletal tissues, contains D-galactose and D-galactosamine-6-O-sulfate as the repeating unit.
Source: MeSH 2007

Keratan sulfate: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Keratan sulfate:

• Sulfate
• Type
• Mucopolysaccharide
• Span
• Class
• Galactose
• Acid
• Chondroitin
• Glucosamine

Terms associated with Keratan sulfate:

Terms Similar to Keratan sulfate:

• Keratosulfate

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Keratan sulfate

• Glycosaminoglycans

Source - MeSH 2007

• sulfomucopolysaccharide

Source - CRISP

The term Keratan sulfate can be used for:

• lumican

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Keratan sulfate

The following list attempts to classify Keratan sulfate into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Carbohydrates
  • Polysaccharides
    • Glycosaminoglycans
      • Keratan Sulfate

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