Journal
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 21, Issue 16, Pages 4786-4792Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.11.053
Keywords
Heparin; Heparan sulfate; Chemoenzymatic synthesis; Sulfotransferases; Carbohydrates
Funding
- National Institutes of Health [R01HL094463, F31AG040927-01]
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Heparan sulfate and heparin are highly sulfated polysaccharides consisting of repeating disaccharide units of glucuronic acid or iduronic acid that is linked to glucosamine. Heparan sulfate displays a range of biological functions, and heparin is a widely used anticoagulant drug in hospitals. It has been known to organic chemists that the chemical synthesis of heparan sulfate and heparin oligosaccharides is extremely difficult. Recent advances in the study of the biosynthesis of heparan sulfate/heparin offer a chemoenzymatic approach to synthesize heparan sulfate and heparin. Compared to chemical synthesis, the chemoenzymatic method shortens the synthesis and improves the product yields significantly, providing an excellent opportunity to advance the understanding of the structure and function relationships of heparan sulfate. In this review, we attempt to summarize the progress of the chemoenzymatic synthetic method and its application in heparan sulfate and heparin research. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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