
Glucosamine Sulfate
Glucosamine Sulfate is an amino sugar (2-amino, 2-deoxyglucose) in cell membranes, Glucosamine Sulfate is believed to play a role in cartilage formation and repair. Long-term glucosamine sulfate treatment retards progression of knee osteoarthritis; the mechanism appears to involve glucosamine's role as an essential substrate for glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronic acid, needed for formation of the joint proteoglycan structural matrix. (NCI04) — NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
- IUPAC name
- bis((2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-amino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanal);sulfuric acid
- Molecular formula
- C12H28N2O14S
- Molecular weight
- 456.42 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 456.12612474 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 331.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 12
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 16
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 8
Also known as
16 more reported names
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