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Dermatan sulfate: An glycosaminoglycan (formerly called a mucopolysaccharide) found mostly in skin but also in blood vessels, the heart valves, tendons, and the lungs. Dermatan sulfate accumulates abnormally in several of the mucopolysaccharidosis disorders.
n. A mucopolysaccharide that is a structural component of certain body tissues, especially the skin.
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Janet M. Trowbridge and Richard L. Gallo 1; Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego and VA San Diego ...
Abstract. Chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate are synthesized as galactosaminoglycan polymers containing N-acetylgalactosmine alternating with glucuronic acid.
Abstract. We identified the gene encoding chondroitin-glucuronate C5-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.19) that converts d-glucuronic acid to l-iduronic acid residues in dermatan sulfate ...