The Urinary Acid Mucopolysaccharides in Normal Male Children

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Abstract
The acid mucopolysaccharides present in the urine of normal male children were studied using the cetylpyridinium chloride fractionation method and column chromatography on Dowex 1X2. Urinary acid mucopolysaccharides in normal male children are characterized by a variable sulfate content. Chondroitin sulfate A and chondroitin sulfate C comprised approximately 80% of the total acid mucopolysac-charide excreted in the urine of normal male children. The remaining approximately 20% consisted of keratosulfate (8%), chondroitin (6%), heparitin monosulfate (5%), chondroitin sulfate B (2%), and hyaluronic acid (0.5%).