Sulfation Patterns and the Amounts of Chondroitin Sulfate in the Diamond Squid,Thysanoteuthis rhombus
Author(s) -
Junichi Tamura,
Kazuya Arima,
Ayaka IMAZU,
Nao TSUTSUMISHITA,
Hiroyuki Fujita,
Manami Yamane,
Yoshiaki Matsumi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1347-6947
pISSN - 0916-8451
DOI - 10.1271/bbb.90037
Subject(s) - chondroitin sulfate , sulfation , squid , chondroitin , chemistry , sulfate , biochemistry , biology , glycosaminoglycan , organic chemistry , fishery
We determined the sulfation patterns and the amount of chondroitin sulfate in several tissues of the diamond squid, Thysanoteuthis rhombus. Every tissue contained the highly-sulfated E type of chondroitin. The arms, skin, and fin had non-sulfated chondroitin as the homogenous polymer. The skin and fin possessed larger amounts of chondroitin sulfate per unit of weight than the other tissues.
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