Biologically Active Substance
dermatan sulfate
Subclass of:
Chondroitin
Definitions related to dermatan sulfate:
  • 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)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (chondroitin sulfate b) Naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan found mostly in the skin and in connective tissue, differs from chondroitin sulfate A by containing iduronic acid in place of glucuronic acid, its epimer, at carbon atom 5.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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