The isolation of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate from kidneys and their reaction with urinary hyaluronidase

1. Extracts of the cortex and the medulla of fresh kidneys from pigs, sheep and dogs were analysed for the presence of acid mucopolysaccharides. 2. Acid mucopolysaccharides were found in the kidneys of the three species and were evenly distributed between cortex and medulla. 3. The acid mucopolysacc...

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Published in:The Journal of physiology 1966-09, Vol.186 (1), p.110-120
Main Authors: Dicker, S. E., Franklin, C. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Dogs
Hyaluronic Acid - analysis
Hyaluronoglucosaminidase - urine
Kidney - metabolism
Sheep
Swine
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Summary:1. Extracts of the cortex and the medulla of fresh kidneys from pigs, sheep and dogs were analysed for the presence of acid mucopolysaccharides. 2. Acid mucopolysaccharides were found in the kidneys of the three species and were evenly distributed between cortex and medulla. 3. The acid mucopolysaccharides isolated from either the medulla or the cortex of kidneys contained equal amounts of sulphated and nonsulphated fractions; these could be identified as chondroitin sulphate and hyaluronic acid, respectively. 4. Urinary hyaluronidase was isolated from urine and estimated by means of turbidity measurements. 5. Urine hyaluronidase depolymerizes the acid mucopolysaccharides extracted from either the cortex or the medulla of the kidneys from pig, sheep and dog. 6. The enzymic activity of urine hyaluronidase could be expressed as units/mg of protein. The optimum pH activity of the enzyme is at about 4·0.
ISSN:0022-3751
1469-7793
DOI:10.1113/jphysiol.1966.sp008023