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Presence of a non‐sulphated glucosaminoglycan in embryonic cornea
Author(s) -
Praus R.,
Brettschneider I.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(70)80062-x
Subject(s) - hyaluronic acid , cornea , embryonic stem cell , glucuronic acid , glucosamine , glycosaminoglycan , chemistry , polysaccharide , biochemistry , anatomy , biology , gene , neuroscience
An analtical evidence has been obtained for the presence of a non‐sulphated glucosaminoglycan in the young embryonic White Leghorn chicken cornea, consisting of nearly equimolar amounts of glucosamine and glucuronic acid. The polysaccharide is supposed to be identical with hyaluronic acid.