Preferred Name

Keratan Sulfate [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Keratosulfate

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000168536

altLabel

Keratosulfate

Keratan Sulfate

cui

C0022563

MESH DEFINITION

A sulfated mucopolysaccharide initially isolated from bovine cornea. At least two types are known. Type I, found mostly in the cornea, contains D-galactose and D-glucosamine-6-O-sulfate as the repeating unit; type II, found in skeletal tissues, contains D-galactose and D-galactosamine-6-O-sulfate as the repeating unit.

MESH DUI

D007632

MeSH name

Keratan Sulfate

MESH UI

M0011943

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000168536

NUI

N0000168536

prefLabel

Keratan Sulfate [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007893

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