Nutritional Supplement Chondroitin Sulfate (USP32) CAS 9082-07-9

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Product Name: Chondroitin Sulfate

CAS NO.: 9082-07-9

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Assay: 90%min

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Description:

Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium is the sodium salt of the sulfated linear glycosaminoglycan obtained from bovine, porcine, or avian cartilages of healthy and domestic animals used for food by humans. Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium consists mostly of the sodium salt of the sulfate ester of Nacetylchondrosamine (2-acetamido-2-deoxy- -D-galactopyranose) and D-glucuronic acid copolymer. These hexoses are alternately linked -1,4 and -1,3 in the polymer. Chondrosamine moieties in the prevalent glycosaminoglycan are monosulfated primarily on position 4 and less so on position 6.

Function:

Chondroitin sulfate is an important structural component of cartilage and provides much of its resistance to compression. Along withglucosamine, chondroitin sulfate has become a widely used dietary supplement for treatment of osteoarthritis. It is now widely used in nutraceutical , pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics industries.

Application: 

It is used for the auxiliary treatment of neural-headache, neuralgia, arthritis, hemicranias and is effective in reducing the blood lipid. 

The Chondroitin Sulfate can also be used as addition in the foodstuff and the healthy products. 

It has many different pharmaceutical, dietary supplements, cosmetic and veterinary uses.