Identification of acid mucopolysaccharides by paper chromatography

A multiple solvent paper chromatography system is described which tentatively identifies most of the known mammalian acid mucopolysaccharides, when these are examined singly. Certain mucopolysaccharides may be identified with reasonable certainty in complex mixtures of such substances. Protein contamination of significant degree does not appear to interfere with these methods. These chromatographic systems appear to be most useful for the rapid, tentative identification of acid mucopolysaccharides where only limited samples are available.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/32161/1/0000216.pd