Chondroitin sulfate K (CS-K) from king crab cartilage rich in rare 3-O-sulfated glucuronic
acid (GlcUA (3S)) displayed neuritogenic activity and affinity toward various growth factors …

We prepared a series of oligosaccharides from king crab cartilage chondroitin sulfate K after
exhaustive digestion with testicular hyaluronidase, and determined the structures of four …

There are several reports that chondroitin sulfate containing K-type units [GlcA (3S)-GalNAc
(4S)] exhibiting similar levels of neurite outgrowth promoting activities as CS having high …

Various commercially available chondroitin sulfates, including an A isomer from whale
cartilage, C and D isomers from shark cartilage, and an E isomer from squid cartilage, were …

We report here the isolation and sulphation isomer analyses of trisaccharides GalNAcS (β1,
4) GlcA (β1, 3) GalNAcS (in which S indicates sulphate) derived from the non-reducing …

GlcUAβ1–3GalNAc (4S, 6S)(E unit)–rich domains have been shown to play key roles in
various biological functions of chondroitin sulfate (CS). However, an enzyme that can …

N-Acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase (GalNAc4S-6ST) transfers sulfate from
3′-phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphosulfate (PAPS) to position 6 of N-acetylgalactosamine …

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) chains regulate the development of the central nervous system in
vertebrates and are linear polysaccharides consisting of variously sulfated repeating …

The relationship between sulfation and polymerization in chondroitin sulfate (CS)
biosynthesis has been poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the specificity of …

Four kinds of sulfated trisaccharides resistant to chondroitinase ABC were isolated after
chondroitinase B or ABC treatment of dermatan sulfate or various chondroitin sulfate …