 | Sodium Hyaluronate: Assay: Glucuronic acid ≥44% Sodium hyaluronate ≥91% Appearance: White to off-white powder Source: Fermentation with Streptococcus zooepidemicus |
Sodium hyaluronate is the sodium salt of Hyaluronic acid, a glycosaminoglycan consisting of D-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine disaccharide units. It exists naturally in humans and animals, and is found in high concentrations in intercellular substance, eye vitreous, umbilical cord, skin, synovial fluid and rooster/cock comb, and many other soft connective tissues. Sodium hyaluronate is usually called Hyaluronic acid in the business world.