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Kyohei Higashi¹, Mellisa Ly, Zhenyu Wang

¹Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan.

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Biotechnology

Background:

Heparosan is a key precursor for heparin biosynthesis and bioengineered heparin.
Microbial heparosan has a high molecular weight, necessitating controlled depolymerization for conversion.
Previous studies demonstrated photochemical depolymerization of acidic polysaccharides using titanium dioxide catalysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the photochemical depolymerization of microbial heparosan from Escherichia coli K5.
To determine if the internal structure of heparosan is maintained during photolysis.
To characterize the resulting depolymerized heparosan chains.

Main Methods:

Titanium dioxide-catalyzed photochemical reaction.
Depolymerization of microbial heparosan (molecular weight >15,000) to a molecular weight of 8,000.
Structural analysis using (1)H-NMR spectroscopy.
Chain characterization using electrospray ionization-Fourier-transform mass spectrometry.

Main Results:

Photochemical depolymerization successfully reduced heparosan molecular weight while maintaining internal structure, confirmed by (1)H-NMR.
Electrospray ionization-Fourier-transform mass spectrometry revealed both odd and even saccharide residue numbers in photolyzed heparosan.
The starting heparosan primarily contained even-numbered saccharide residues due to prior processing.

Conclusions:

Photochemical depolymerization is an effective method for reducing heparosan molecular weight.
The process appears to be random, affecting both glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine residues.
This controlled depolymerization is suitable for preparing heparosan for bioengineered heparin synthesis.