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Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
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- Chondroitin Sulfate
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- Structure
IncaCartilagoTM chondroitin sulfate is the most potent on the market, with 45% guaranteed minimum of Total Chondroitin Sulfates, 10% minimum of Chondroitin Sulfate E, and 30% minimum Chondroitin Sulfates A & C
TYPE ORIGIN STRUCTURE SULFATION A Pig, Cow, Rooster
Carbon 4 of Glucuronic Acid - Acetylgalactosamine R2 C Shark
Carbon 6 of Glucuronic Acid - Acetylgalactosamine R1 D Eel
Carbon 2 of Glucuronic Acid and Carbon 4 of Acetylgalactosamine to R1, R3 E Squid Carbon 4 and 6 of Glucuronic Acid - Acetylgalactosamine
R1, R2 IncaCartilago™: SuperStructure
Commercially sold chondroitins are typically derived from bovine and porcine sources and to a lesser but still significant percent, shark sources. Researchers in Japan have found a new source -- Humboldt Squid -- whose molecular profile has a superlative difference.
During our extensive research and development of Humboldt squid-derived chondroitin, our team found that to date,
there had been no thorough investigation about the differentiations between chondroitins A, C and E, with the sole exception of where sulfation occurs. Humboldt squid-derived chondroitin sulfate (CS-E) is sulfated at carbons 4 and 6 of glucuronic acid—acetylgalactosamine; while that sourced from bovine, porcine (CS-A)
or shark (CS-C) only exhibit onesite of sulfation. Kenko’s innovative use of two-dimensional
electrophoresis has been able to consistently both identify and quantify chondroitin types in IncaCartilagoTM, which is truly groundbreaking.
IncaCartilagoTM is unique, as shown in assays, to be the only source known to have a full profile of active sulfates. IncaCartilago chondroitin sulfate is the most potent on the market, with 45% guaranteed minimum of Total Chondroitin Sulfates, 10% minimum of Chondroitin Sulfate E,M and 30% minimum Chondroitin Sulfates A & C. Such high percentages provide the consumer with the ultimate protective benefit of each type of chondroitin sulfate, effectively supporting both bone and joint structures and functions—in one easy dosage form.