title: Dermatan sulphate and mucin glycopeptides from the human uterine cervix.
abstract: High molecular weight glycopeptides and glycosaminoglycans were isolated from the human uterine cervix. The major part of the material (82%) was derived from cervical mucins. The remainder contained hyaluronic acid (3%), heparan sulphate (2%) and dermatan sulphate (13%). Chondroitin sulphate and keratan sulphate were not present, but chondroitin sulphate-like segments were included in the dermatan sulphate. The composition of the cervix apart from the mucus-filled crypts is similar to that of other fibrous connective tissues.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000032:analysis*; D002807:Chondroitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000032:analysis; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000032:analysis*; D006497:Heparan Sulfate / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002807:Chondroitin; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate; D006020:Glycopeptides; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D009077:Mucins