Analysis of the monosaccharide compositions of total non-dialyzable urinary glycoconjugates by the dithioacetal method

Abstract The component aldoses, uronic acid, and hexosamines in the total non-dialyzable urinary glycoconjugates were determined by the dithioacetal method, and normal levels of these monosaccharides are presented. The molar ratios of fucose/galactose, glucuronic acid/galactose, and galactosamine/glucosamine for cancer patients were lower, and that of mannose/galactose was higher, than normal values.