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THE estimation of hexosamines in hydrolysates of complex biological materials, containing both protein and carbohydrate parts, has for some years been recognized as one of the more important analytical problems of biochemistry. The separation and identification of the two hexosamines, chitosamine (glucosamine) and chondrosamine (galactosamine), known to occur in the animal organism, is likewise difficult. The use of ion-exchange resins offers a convenient technique for separating the hexosamines from each other and from other substances.
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EASTOE, J. Separation and Estimation of Chitosamine and Chondrosamine in Complex Hydrolysates. Nature 173, 540–541 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173540b0
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