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ʻO Chondroitin sulfate (CS) kahi papa o glycosaminoglycans i hoʻopili pū ʻia me nā protein e hana i nā proteoglycans.Hoʻolaha nui ʻia ka Chondroitin sulfate i loko o ka matrix extracellular a me ka ʻili pūnaewele o nā ʻiʻo holoholona.Aia ke kaulahao kō i ka polymerization o ka ʻakika glucuronic alternating a me ka N-acetylgalactosamine, a ua hoʻopili ʻia i ke koena serine o ka protein kumu e kahi ʻāpana pili like me ke kō.

ʻOiai ʻaʻole paʻakikī ke ʻano o ke kaulahao nui o ka polysaccharide, he heterogeneous loa ia ma ke ʻano o ka degere o ka sulfation, ka pūʻulu sulfate, a me ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā ʻokoʻa ʻelua i ka iso-uronic acid i ke kaulahao.ʻO ka hoʻolālā maikaʻi o ka chondroitin sulfate e hoʻoholo i kāna kikoʻī hana a me ka launa pū ʻana me nā ʻano molekole protein.