On the polylactose nature of chondroitin and keratan sulphates
- 15 February 1994
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 298 (1) , 221-222
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj2980221
Abstract
The recognition that keratan and chondroitin sulphates are based on the same polylactose backbone simplifies the study of heteroduplex formation between them, suggests insights into structure–function relationships in tissues, and permits new definitions of the linkage regions.Keywords
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