the chondrosamine, 2- amino -2-dezoksigalaktoza, aminosugar, are for the first time
isolated from the cartilaginous cloth. G. - strong base,
it is well water-soluble, it is optically active. Important
derived g. appears N - atsetilgalaktozamin, entering as the repetitive
unit into the chondroitin; N -aqetiltalaktozaminsul6fat enters
into chondroitin sulfuric acids and keratosul'fat. G. together with glucosamine - structural element of the
polysaccharide of gruppospetsifich. the mucoids of man and animals, and also enters in specific the
polysaccharide of pneumococcus.
