Biologically Active Substance
chondroitin
chon·dro·i·tin [ kuhn-droh-i-tin, -droit-n ]
Subclass of:
Glycosaminoglycans
Definitions related to chondroitin:
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A mucopolysaccharide constituent of chondrin. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Family of acetylgalactosamine mucopolysaccharides.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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