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hyaluronic acid: see mucopolysaccharide mucopolysaccharide (my ..... Click the link for more information. . hyaluronic acid [¦hī·ə·lu̇¦rän·ik ′as·əd] (biochemistry) A polysaccharide found as an integral part of the gellike substance of animal connective tissue. Hyaluronic acid A polysaccharide which is an integral part of the gel-like substance of animal connective tissue; it supposedly serves as a lubricant and shock absorbent in the joints. Hyaluronic acid has also been isolated from umbilical cord, synovial fluid, skin, certain fowl tumors, and other sources. Treatment of this polysaccharide with the enzyme hyaluronidase, followed by acid hydrolysis, yields a disaccharide consisting of N-acetyl- d -glucosamine and d -glucuronic acid. This disaccharide appears to be the basic repeating structural unit that constitutes the hyaluronic acid molecule. See Hyaluronidase, Polysaccharide How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2006 - (JCN) - Seikagaku, a Tokyo company specializing in the study of intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid, will begun conducting phase III clinical trials of Gel-200, a new hyaluronic acid gel for intra-articular injection in knee osteoarthritis patients, in the US in August. Typical applications include polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polyolefins, hyaluronic acid and many others. INCERT-S is part of a potential family of bioabsorbable, chemically modified hyaluronic acid (HA) therapies in development at Anika. |
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