Abstract
Summary
A hexosamine conjugate is excreted by normal adults to the daily extent of 32.4 ± 7.2 mg for men and 25.9 ± 5.8 mg for women. The conjugate originates endogenously, but is unrelated in quantity to somatotype, age, or urinary volume. The hexosamine is glucosamine. There is no evidence that the conjugate is a mucoprotein. It appears to be principally a combination of glucosamine and galactose.
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