Chunk #1 — Structure of CS/DS

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Biological functions of iduronic acid in chondroitin/dermatan sulfate.

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CS/DS chains are found on at least 32 different core proteins forming proteoglycans (Table 1). Six of these are also substituted with heparan sulfate. Some of these proteoglycans, such as CD44, α5β1 integrin and collagen XV, are only part-time proteoglycans.