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Rocha,H.A.O.; Franco,C.R.C.; Trindade,E.S.; Carvalho,L.C.M.; Veiga,S.S.; Leite,E.L.; Dietrich,C.P.; Nader,H.B.. |
Fucans, a family of sulfated polysaccharides present in brown seaweed, have several biological activities. Their use as drugs would offer the advantage of no potential risk of contamination with viruses or particles such as prions. A fucan prepared from Spatoglossum schröederi was tested as a possible inhibitor of cell-matrix interactions using wild-type Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO-K1) and the mutant type deficient in xylosyltransferase (CHO-745). The effect of this polymer on adhesion properties with specific extracellular matrix components was studied using several matrix proteins as substrates for cell attachment. Treatment with the polymer inhibited the adhesion of fibronectin to both CHO-K1 (2 x 10(5))()and CHO-745 (2 x 10(5) and 5 x 10(5))... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: CHO cells; Extracellular matrix proteins; Fucan; Glycosaminoglycans; Cell adhesion; Brown algae. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000500009 |
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Albuquerque,I.R.L.; Queiroz,K.C.S.; Alves,L.G.; Santos,E.A.; Leite,E.L.; Rocha,H.A.O.. |
Fucan is a term used to denote a family of sulfated L-fucose-rich polysaccharides which are present in the extracellular matrix of brown seaweed and in the egg jelly coat of sea urchins. Plant fucans have several biological activities, including anticoagulant and antithrombotic, related to the structural and chemical composition of polysaccharides. We have extracted sulfated polysaccharides from the brown seaweed Dictyota menstrualis by proteolytic digestion, followed by separation into 5 fractions by sequential acetone precipitation. Gel electrophoresis using 0.05 M 1,3-diaminopropane-acetate buffer, pH 9.0, stained with 0.1% toluidine blue, showed the presence of sulfated polysaccharides in all fractions. The chemical analyses demonstrated that all... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Fucan; Fucoidan; Anticoagulant drugs; Brown algae; Antithrombotic agents. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000200002 |
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Silva,T.M.A.; Alves,L.G.; Queiroz,K.C.S. de; Santos,M.G.L.; Marques,C.T.; Chavante,S.F.; Rocha,H.A.O.; Leite,E.L.. |
The brown algae Padina gymnospora contain different fucans. Powdered algae were submitted to proteolysis with the proteolytic enzyme maxataze. The first extract of the algae was constituted of polysaccharides contaminated with lipids, phenols, etc. Fractionation of the fucans with increasing concentrations of acetone produced fractions with different proportions of fucose, xylose, uronic acid, galactose, and sulfate. One of the fractions, precipitated with 50% acetone (v/v), contained an 18-kDa heterofucan (PF1), which was further purified by gel-permeation chromatography on Sephadex G-75 using 0.2 M acetic acid as eluent and characterized by agarose gel electrophoresis in 0.05 M 1,3 diaminopropane/acetate buffer at pH 9.0, methylation and nuclear magnetic... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fucan; Anticoagulant activity; Sulfated polysaccharides; Brown algae; Padina gymnospora. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000400005 |
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Roger, Olivier; Colliec-jouault, Sylvia; Ratiskol, Jacqueline; Sinquin, Corinne; Guezennec, Jean; Fischer, A; Chevolot, Lionel. |
Three sulphated polysaccharides labelled at the reducing end with three different chemical treatments (2-aminopyridine (2-AP), 8-amino-1,3,6-trisulphonic acid (ANTS) and 6-(biotinyl)-aminocaproyl-hydrazide (BACH)) were compared. Molecular weight, chemical composition, nuclear magnetic resonance features and anticoagulant activity expressed as activated partial thromboplastin time were studied to determine whether structural and biological properties were retained or not after labelling. Partial depolymerisation and reduced biological activity were observed when reductive amination was performed with 2-AP. The initial properties were better retained with ANTS, and BACH did not modify the anticoagulant and structural properties. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Anticoagulant activity; Reductive amination; Fluorescent tagging; Fucan; GAG; Sulphated polysaccharide. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2002/publication-2113.pdf |
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