Enzymatic Redesigning of Biological Active Heparan Sulfate

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Chen, J.
Avci, F.Y.
Muñoz, E.M.
McDowell, L.M.
Chen, M.
Pedersen, L.C.
Zhang, L.
Linhardt, Robert J.
Liu, J.
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2005
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ENG
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Biology , Chemistry and chemical biology , Chemical and biological engineering , Biomedical engineering
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Heparan sulfate carries a wide range of biological activities, regulating blood coagulation, cell differentiation, and inflammatory responses. The sulfation patterns of the polysaccharide are essential for the biological activities. In this study, we report an enzymatic method for the sulfation of multimilligram amounts of heparan sulfate with specific functions using immobilized sulfotransferases combined with a 3′-phosphoadenosine 5′-phosphosulfate regeneration system. By selecting appropriate enzymatic modification steps, an inactive precursor has been converted to the heparan sulfate having three distinct biological activities, associated with binding to antithrombin, fibroblast growth factor-2, and herpes simplex virus envelope glycoprotein D. Because the recombinant sulfotransferases are expressed in bacteria, and the method uses a low cost sulfo donor, it can be readily utilized to synthesize large quantities of anticoagulant heparin drug or other biologically active heparan sulfates.
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Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280, 42817-42825
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Enzymatic Redesigning of Biological Active Heparan Sulfate, J. Chen, F.Y. Avci, E. M. Muñoz, L. M. McDowell, M. Chen, L. C. Pedersen, L. Zhang, R. J. Linhardt, J. Liu, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280, 42817-42825, 2005.
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