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  • Title: Effect of oxygen tension and lactate concentration on keratan sulphate and chondroitin sulphate biosynthesis in bovine cornea.
    Author: Balduini C, De Luca G, Passi A, Rindi S, Salvini R, Scott JE.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1992 Jan 23; 1115(3):187-91. PubMed ID: 1739733.
    Abstract:
    Calf cornea slices were incubated with [U-14C]glucose, in varying pO2 or lactate concentrations. Acid glycosaminoglycans were separated by ion-exchange chromatography after papain digestion. The percentage radioactivity incorporated into keratan sulphate increased markedly with decreased oxygen tension, whereas a concomitant relative decrease of the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycuronans occurred. Similar results were obtained with increased lactate concentration. Our findings support the idea that keratan sulphate is a functional substitute for chondroitin sulphate in conditions of oxygen lack (Scott, J.E. and Haigh, M. (1988) J. Anat. 158, 95-108).
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