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Isolation, synthesis and medicinal applications of Heparin
Abstract
Heparin is a highly sulphated and most negatively charged natural biopolymer
belonging to the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) family. This is an about a 100-year-old anticoagulant drug. This is equally important for non-anticoagulant diseases also and is the reason for the recent burgeoning of interest in the molecule. Heparin has been isolated from both animal and non-animal sources; however, porcine mucosa remains the FDA-approved source for heparin. For the synthesis, chemical, chemoenzymatic, and biotechnological
approaches have been studied. In recent times, the focus is more towards the synthesis of LMWH, ULMWH, and bioengineered heparins. This article is a mini-compilation about the isolation, synthesis, and medicinal applications of this drug molecule.
belonging to the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) family. This is an about a 100-year-old anticoagulant drug. This is equally important for non-anticoagulant diseases also and is the reason for the recent burgeoning of interest in the molecule. Heparin has been isolated from both animal and non-animal sources; however, porcine mucosa remains the FDA-approved source for heparin. For the synthesis, chemical, chemoenzymatic, and biotechnological
approaches have been studied. In recent times, the focus is more towards the synthesis of LMWH, ULMWH, and bioengineered heparins. This article is a mini-compilation about the isolation, synthesis, and medicinal applications of this drug molecule.
Keywords
Heparin; glycosaminoglycan; biopolymer; LMWH; ULMWH; anticoagulant;
ISSN 2347–9825
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