Letter C

Chondroitin sulfate

A glycosaminoglycan (formerly called a mucopolysaccharide) found in cartilage, bone, blood vessels and connective tissues.

There are two forms: chondroitin sulfate A and chondroitin sulfate C.

One or both types accumulate abnormally in several of the mucopolysaccharidosis disorders.

Chondroitin sulfate B is now called dermatan sulfate

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