Carbohydrate Components in the Epithelial Mucin of Hagfish, Myxine glutinosa.

Abstract
The sulphate-containing heteropolysaccharides of hagfish (Myxine) mucin were isolated and fractionated by elution of CPC-precipitated polysaccharide on a cellulose column. Electrophoretically the polysaccharide could be divided into three major fractions. The sulphate content of the fractions varied between 8 and 37%. The monosaccharide components (galactose, fucose, manose, glucosamine, and galactosamine) of the fractions were determined by gas chromatography. Qualitative and quantitative information is presented.