Imveliso ityebileyo kwi-mucopolysaccharides.Xa kuthelekiswa nenye i-macromolecular collagen, inkukhu i-collagen type ii ilula ukuba umzimba womntu uyityise, ifunxe kwaye isebenzise, kwaye inceda ukunyusa umgangatho wamathambo kunye nokuphucula i-osteoporosis.