Glucosamine Sulfate: Definition, Synthesis, Absorption, Transport, and Distribution
Glucosamine sulfate (GS) is a monosaccharide (simple sugar) and belongs to the carbohydrates. It is a derivative (descendant) of D-glucose (dextrose), from which GS differs only in the substitution (replacement) of the hydroxy (OH) group on the second carbon (C) atom by an amino (NH2) group – amino sugar, D-glucosamine – and in the presence … Glucosamine Sulfate: Definition, Synthesis, Absorption, Transport, and Distribution