title: Chemical modification, characterization and structure-anticoagulant activity relationships of Chinese lacquer polysaccharides.
abstract: A natural lacquer polysaccharide with complex branches was separated into two fractions, LPH (MW 16.9x10(4)) and LPL (MW 6.85x10(4)). Results of 13C NMR and FT-IR indicated they had the same structure. The treatment of LPL with sodium periodate led to a partial cut-off of side chains with 4-O-methyl-D-glucuronic acid in the terminal. These polysaccharides were sulfated in the presence of Py*SO3/DMSO. Depending on the reaction conditions, the products showed a different degree of sulfation (DS) ranging from 0.57 to 1.57 and different molecular weights ranging from 1.71x10(4) to 3.49x10(4). FT-IR analysis showed the equatorial primary OH at O-6 and the axial secondary OH at O-4 were sulfated. Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time and thrombin time (TT) assays showed the sulfated polysaccharides could prolong APTT and TT, but not TP. These activities strongly depended on the DS, the molecular weights (MW) and the branching structure of polysaccharides. DS of above 0.8 was essential for anticoagulant activity. The anticoagulant activity increased with the DS and the molecular weights. The molecular weights played a more important role. The branching structure of polysaccharides increased the activities. In our studies, the sulfated polysaccharides with the DS of 1.15 and the highest MW of 3.49x10(4) had the best blood anticoagulant activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Hubei 430072, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jianhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yumin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Ronghua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yunyang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Tianyu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D010504:Periodic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D011134:Polysaccharides; D010504:Periodic Acid; C009288:metaperiodate