I have a few questions about glucosamine. I know that glucosamine is an amino sugar that are bodies make for our cartilage. It's also used as a "starting" material for tendons and cartilage. Many people who have arthritis use creams and pills containg glucosamine to ease or eliminate the pain, but what if I were to conduct an experiment to extract glucosamine from a pain relieving cream product such as JointFlex to see how much glucosamine it contained, how would I conduct the experiment. In otherwords, how would I separate the glucosamine from the other ingredients? How would I measure the amount? And what materials would I use in the experiment?
Thank You.