A unique trisaccharide sequence in heparin mediates the early step of antithrombin III activation

Glycobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 323-327

  Petitou, Maurice ^a   Barzu, Térésa ^a   Herault, Jean Pascal ^a   Herbert, Jean Marc ^a  

^a SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Antithrombin; Coagulation; Glycosaminoglycan; Heparin; Interaction

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; HEPARIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PENTASACCHARIDE; TRISACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031002162     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/7.3.323-e     Document Type: Article

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