- l-
Iduronic acid (IUPAC abbr.: IdoA) is the
major uronic acid
component of the
glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)
dermatan sulfate, and heparin. It is also present...
- GlcUA(2S) = 2-O-sulfo-β-D-glucuronic acid
IdoUA = α-L-
iduronic acid IdoUA(2S) = 2-O-sulfo-α-L-
iduronic acid Gal = β-D-galactose Gal(6S) = 6-O-sulfo-β-D-galactose...
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disaccharide units that contain, N-acetyl
galactosamine (GalNAc) and
iduronic acid (IdoA).
These repeating units are
sulfated at a
variety of positions...
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Naturally occurring uronic acids are d-glucuronic acid, d-galacturonic acid, l-
iduronic acid and d-mannuronic acid. Mohnen, D. (2008). "Pectin
structure and biosynthesis"...
- IdoA-GlcNS GlcA = β-D-glucuronic acid, IdoA = α-L-
iduronic acid, IdoA(2S) = 2-O-sulfo-α-L-
iduronic acid,
GlcNAc = 2-deoxy-2-acetamido-α-D-glucopyranosyl...
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fructuronic acids,
galacturonic acids,
glucuronic acids,
guluronic acids,
iduronic acids,
mannuronic acids, and
tagaturonic acids. In the
early 1900s, ascorbic...
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sulfate and
heparan sulfate. The
enzyme acts by
hydrolyzing the
terminal α-L-
iduronic acid
residues of
these molecules,
degrading them. The
protein is reported...
- example, D-mannuronic (C-2), D-alluronic (C-3), D-galacturonic (C-4), and L-
iduronic acid (C-5) are
epimers of
glucuronic acid. The
nonplanar pyranose rings...
- the
human body are
excreted in the
urine as
their glucuronate salts, and
iduronic acid is a
component of some
structural complexes such as proteoglycans...
- thus an aldose.
Idose is not
found in nature, but its
oxidized derivative iduronic acid, is a
component of
dermatan sulfate and
heparan sulfate,
which are...
