Carbohydrate composition of the human cataractous lenses.
Specific chemical assays, including carbohydrate, hexosamines and hexuronic acid, were determined on the lens insoluble albumoid. It was noticed that the carbohydrate composition varies with age. The significance of carbohydrate in the lens is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D002386:Cataract / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
D011506:Proteins