What is Chondroitin Sulfate?
Chondroitin sulfate powder is a sulfated glycosaminoglycan commonly found in cartilage, connective tissue, and the fluid surrounding joints.
Chondroitin sulfate specifications
Chondroitin sulfate powders from China are popularly sourced from animals like chickens, bovines (cattle), Porcine (pigs or swine), and sharks. To be exact, they are extracted from healthy chicken sternal, chicken cartilage, healthy bovine laryngeal bone, nasal bone or trachea, and healthy shark cartilage.
Sodium chondroitin sulfate is a sodium salt of sulfated chain mucopolysaccharide extracted from cartilage tissue such as the laryngeal bone, nasal bone, and trachea of pigs. Chondroitin Sulfate Calcium is prepared by a one-step salt formation process, converting the sodium form of chondroitin sulfate into the calcium salt form.
Chondroitin sulfate sodium salt is the most common and widely used. Chondroitin sulfate sodium is a standardized amorphous white to off-white powder produced by fermentation of a particular strain of E. coli to produce the K4 polysaccharide that is further chemically transformed to chondroitin sulfate sodium. The product is chemically pure.
Chondroitin is classified as A, B, and C, with molecular weights ranging from 5000 to 40000. The lower the molecular weight, the easier it is to absorb and use.
Chondroitin is mostly taken from pigs, cattle, chicken skin, cartilage, ligament tissue (such as the ear, nasal bone, and so on), and shark cartilage.
Chondroitin sulfate classification
| type | Major disaccharides | Source | Systematic name |
| Chondroitin sulfate A | GlcA-GalAc4S | Bovine cartilage | chondroitin-4-sulfate |
| Chondroitin sulfate B | IdoA2S-GaINAc | skin | dermatan sulfate |
| Chondroitin sulfate C | GlcA-GaINAc6S | Shark cartilage | chondroitin-6-sulfate |
| Chondroitin sulfate D | GlcA2S-GaINAc6S | Sea urchin | chondroitin-2,6-sulfate |
| Chondroitin sulfate E | GlcA-GaINAc4,6S | Cuttlefish | chondroitin-4,6-sulfate |
Chondroitin sulfate manufacturing process
Chondroitin sulfate belongs to acid mucopolysaccharides and mainly has three ways to get it: neutral salt extraction, alkali extraction, and enzymatic hydrolysis extraction.
In China, the most prevalent method for producing chondroitin sulfate is a mix of alkaline extraction (dilute or concentrated alkali) and enzymatic extraction.
The following steps are included in the manufacturing process: cartilage cooking, alkali extraction, enzymatic hydrolysis, hydrogen peroxide bleaching, alcohol precipitation, refining, and chondroitin sulfate finished product.
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