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IT has been shown that the sequence: –glucuronate–galactose–galactose–xylose–serine– serves as a chemical “bridge” between the polysaccharide and polypeptide components in a number of sulphated mucosubstances including heparin and chondromucoprotein1–6. A chondropeptide fraction isolated from bovine tracheal cartilage6 seems to be hydrolysed by a β-xylosidase present in almond emulsin at the point of the carbohydrate–peptide linkage7. This communication describes the β-galactosidase and β-xylosidase activities of cartilage, other mammalian tissues, and also in jack beans.
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FISHER, D., WHITEHOUSE, M. & KENT, P. β-Xylosidase and β-Galactosidase Activities of Mammalian Connective Tissues and Other Sources. Nature 213, 204–205 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213204a0
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