Medical Definition of Dermatan sulphate

1. Glycosaminoglycan (15-40 kD) typical of extracellular matrix of skin, blood vessels and heart. Repeating units of D glucuronic acid N acetyl D galactosamine or L iduronic acid N acetyl D galactosamine with 1-2 sulphates per unit. Broken down by L iduronidase, but accumulates intra lysosomally in Hurler syndrome and Hunter syndrome. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dermatan Sulphate

dermal sinus
dermal system
dermal tissue
dermal tuberculosis
dermalaxia
dermally
dermametropathism
dermapteran
dermas
dermasurgeon
dermasurgeons
dermasurgery
dermat-
dermatalgia
dermatan sulfate
dermatan sulphate (current term)
dermatic
dermatine
dermatitic
dermatitides
dermatitis
dermatitis-arthritis-tenosynovitis syndrome
dermatitis aestivalis
dermatitis ambustionis
dermatitis artefacta
dermatitis atrophicans
dermatitis autophytica
dermatitis calorica
dermatitis combustionis
dermatitis congelationis

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