Unique sulfated polysaccharides from ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata)

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1227-1233

  Pavao M S G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

anticoagulant activity; ascidians; dermatan sulfate; heparin cofactor II; sulfated L galactans

Indexed keywords

DERMATAN SULFATE; GALACTAN; POLYSACCHARIDE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SULFATION;

ANIMALS; GALACTANS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIA NIGRA; ASCIDIACEA; CHORDATA; MAMMALIA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0029781074     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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