Chondroitin, Dermatan, Heparan, and Keratan Sulfate: Structure and Functions

Sulfated glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate,dermatan sulfate, and keratan sulfate) are a family of complex polysaccharidesubiquitously, but not exclusively, distributed among mammals, found both inextracellular matrices and on cell surfaces. They play key roles in a myriad ofph...

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Autores: Bedini, Emiliano, Corsaro, M. M., Fernández-Mayoralas, Alfonso, Iadonisi, Alfonso
Tipo de recurso: otro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/203447
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/203447
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:Sulfated glycosaminoglycans (heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate,dermatan sulfate, and keratan sulfate) are a family of complex polysaccharidesubiquitously, but not exclusively, distributed among mammals, found both inextracellular matrices and on cell surfaces. They play key roles in a myriad ofphysiological and pathological processes, including, among others, angiogenesis,cancer, immunity, and infectious diseases. Here the main issues concerning theirchemical structure, biosynthesis, extraction, and purification from natural sources,structural characterization, as well as their most important biological functions arediscussed.