Chondroitin sulfate is a mixed acidic mucopolysaccharide extracted from animal cartilage. Its sources are generally sharks, bovine, porcine, and avian, mainly containing chondroitin sulfate A and chondroitin sulfate C and other mucopolysaccharides, which are used in the treatment of neuralgia, migraine, arthralgia, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, and hyperlipidemia. It has a certain effect on improving senile degenerative arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In addition to being used as a drug, chondroitin sulfate is widely used as a nutritional supplement to improve arthropathy, which is very popular.
Name | Chondroitin sulfate |
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Other names | Chondroitin sulfate sodium |
Cas no. | 9082-07-9 |
Chemical formula | C8H15NO6 |
Molecular weight | 221.20 |
Source | Shark, Bovine, Porcine, Avian |
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