title: Hyaluronic acid--syneretic glycosaminoglycan.
abstract: Hyaluronic acid from different sources, umbilical cord, vitreous, rooster comb and streptococcus, all exhibit a unique hydration behavior. Each hyaluronic acid and each different salt form has a maximum non-freezable water content at a set concentration beyond which the bound (non-freezable) water decreases. This type of behavior indicates a syneretic process simply due to concentration alone.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Bettelheim
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Popdimitrova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001834:Body Water / Q000737:chemistry; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D003129:Comb and Wattles / Q000737:chemistry; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000737:chemistry; D013818:Thermogravimetry; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000737:chemistry; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid