title: Sulfation patterns and the amounts of chondroitin sulfate in the diamond squid, Thysanoteuthis rhombus.
abstract: We determined the sulfation patterns and the amount of chondroitin sulfate in several tissues of the diamond squid, Thysanoteuthis rhombus. Every tissue contained the highly-sulfated E type of chondroitin. The arms, skin, and fin had non-sulfated chondroitin as the homogenous polymer. The skin and fin possessed larger amounts of chondroitin sulfate per unit of weight than the other tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Regional Environment, Faculty of Regional Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan. jtamura@rstu.jp
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arima
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imazu
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsutsumishita
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Manami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D049832:Decapodiformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D013431:Sulfates; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates