Hyaluronan ELISA Kit

Background:

Hyaluronic acid (HA; conjugate base hyaluronate), also called hyaluronan, is an anionic, nonsulfated glycosaminoglycan distributed widely throughout connective, epithelial, and neural tissues. It is unique among glycosaminoglycans in that it is nonsulfated, forms in the plasma membrane instead of the Golgi apparatus, and can be very large: human synovial HA averages about 7 million Da per molecule, or about twenty thousand disaccharide monomers, while other sources mention 3–4 million Da. One of the chief components of the extracellular matrix, hyaluronan, contributes significantly to cell proliferation and migration, and may also be involved in the progression of some malignant tumors.

The average 70 kg (154 lb) person has roughly 15 grams of hyaluronan in the body, one-third of which is turned over (degraded and synthesized) every day.[5] Hyaluronic acid is also a component of the group A streptococcal extracellular capsule,[6] and is believed to play a role in virulence.

Citation:

1.Cleavage of hyaluronan is impaired in aged dermal wounds, May J.Reed et al, Matrix Biology
Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 45-51