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. 1990 Oct 1;271(1):243–245. doi: 10.1042/bj2710243

There are two major types of skeletal keratan sulphates.

I A Nieduszynski 1, T N Huckerby 1, J M Dickenson 1, G M Brown 1, G H Tai 1, H G Morris 1, S Eady 1
PMCID: PMC1149539  PMID: 2222415

Abstract

High-field 1H-n.m.r.-spectroscopic studies supported by chemical carbohydrate analyses show that skeletal keratan sulphates (KS-II) of bovine origin may be sub-classified into two groups. Keratan sulphate chains from articular and intervertebral-disc cartilage (KS-II-A) contain two structural features, namely alpha(1----3)-fucose and alpha(2----6)-linked N-acetyl-neuraminic acid residues, that are absent from keratan sulphates from tracheal or nasal-septum cartilage (KS-II-B).

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