Figure 1.
Structure of CS/DS, cleavage sites of GAG-degrading bacterial enzymes, and xylosides included in the study. A, established structure of CS/DS, including modifications in the chain and linkage region shown together with the theoretical cleavage sites of the bacterial CS/DS-degrading enzymes. B, chemical structures of 2-naphthyl β-d-xylopyranoside (XylNap, left) and 2-(6-hydroxylnaphthyl) β-d-xylopyranoside (XylNapOH, right).