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Keratan sulfate (KS), also
called keratosulfate, is any of
several sulfated glycosaminoglycans (structural carbohydrates) that have been
found especially...
- and an
amino sugar,
except in the case of the
sulfated glycosaminoglycan keratan, where, in
place of the
uronic sugar there is a
galactose unit. GAGs are...
- enzymology, a
keratan sulfotransferase (EC 2.8.2.21) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction 3'-phosphoadenylyl
sulfate +
keratan ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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Morquio syndrome, the
specific GAG
which builds up in the body is
called keratan sulfate. This
birth defect,
which is
autosomal recessive, is a type of...
- been
studied until recently. Like the
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans,
keratan sulfate proteoglycan (KSPG)
production is up
regulated in
reactive astrocytes...
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Keratan-sulfate endo-1,4-β-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.103, endo-β-galactosidase,
keratan sulfate endogalactosidase, keratanase,
keratan-sulfate 1,4-β-D-galactanohydrolase)...
- syndrome, a
genetic disorder preventing the
start or
completion of
puberty Keratan sulfate, any of
several sulfated glycosaminoglycans Kernel streaming, a...
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walls of the aorta. They have also been
known to
affect neuroplasticity.
Keratan sulfates have a
variable sulfate content and,
unlike many
other GAGs, do...
- many
adult tissues including blood vessels and skin brevican, 145kDa
Keratan sulfate proteoglycan keratan sulfate fibromodulin, 42 kDa lumican, 38 kDa...
- xylose. This
process is
unusual and
requires specific xylosyltransferases.
Keratan sulphate attaches to a
serine or
threonine residue through GalNAc, and...
