Sulfation patterns and the amounts of chondroitin sulfate in the diamond squid, Thysanoteuthis rhombus.
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.
Tamura
Jun-ichi
J
Department of Regional Environment, Faculty of Regional Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan. jtamura@rstu.jp
Arima
Kazuya
K
Imazu
Ayaka
A
Tsutsumishita
Nao
N
Fujita
Hiroyuki
H
Yamane
Manami
M
Matsumi
Yoshiaki
Y
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*
D013431:Sulfates; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates