title: Extraction and fractionation of proteoglycans from squid skin.
abstract: The extractability of squid skin proteoglycans with solutions of varying concentrations of guanidine-HCl, urea and SDS was studied; 4 M guanidine-HCl, being the best extractant, removed 95% of the tissue proteoglycans (glycosaminoglycan uronic acid). The proteoglycans in the 4 M guanidine-HCl extract were fractionated by repeated ion exchange and gel chromatography on Sepharose CL-4B to give three main populations, all being present in about equal proportions. Two populations (Kd 0.34 and 0.56) contained only chondroitin (proteochondroitin) and the other (Kd 0.50) only oversulphated chondroitin sulphate (oversulphated proteochondroitin sulphate). Two minor populations, one containing chondroitin and chondroitin sulphate and the other chondroitin sulphate and oversulphated chondroitin sulphate, were also identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Karamanos
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Aletras
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Antonopoulos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsegenidis
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Tsiganos
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Vynios
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D049832:Decapodiformes / Q000032:analysis*; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D019791:Guanidine; D006146:Guanidines; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012867:Skin / Q000032:analysis*; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D011509:Proteoglycans; D012997:Solvents; D019791:Guanidine