Affinity capillary electrophoresis for the determination of binding affinities for low molecular weight heparins and
Meredith M Dinges1, Kemal Solakyildirim, Cynthia K Larive
1Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA.
The anticoagulant properties of heparin stem in part from high-affinity binding to antithrombin-III (AT-III) inducing a 300-fold increase in its inhibitory activity against the coagulation protease factor Xa. The minimal structural requirements for AT-III binding are contained in the rare heparin pentasaccharide sequence containing a 3,6-O-sulfated N-sulfoglucosamine residue. ACE is used in this work to measure the relative AT-III binding affinities of the low molecular weight heparins (LWMHs) dalteparin, enoxaparin, and tinzaparin and the synthetic pentasaccharide drug fondaparinux (Arixtra). Determination of the AT-III binding affinities of the LWMHs is complicated by their inherent structural heterogeneity and polydispersity. The fractional composition of 3-O-sulfo-N-sulfoglucosamine residues was determined for each drug substance using 2D NMR and used in the interpretation of the ACE results.
The anticoagulant properties of heparin stem in part from high-affinity binding to antithrombin-III (AT-III) inducing a 300-fold increase in its inhibitory activity against the coagulation protease factor Xa. The minimal structural requirements for AT-III binding are contained in the rare heparin pentasaccharide sequence containing a 3,6-O-sulfated N-sulfoglucosamine residue. ACE is used in this work to measure the relative AT-III binding affinities of the low molecular weight heparins (LWMHs) dalteparin, enoxaparin, and tinzaparin and the synthetic pentasaccharide drug fondaparinux (Arixtra). Determination of the AT-III binding affinities of the LWMHs is complicated by their inherent structural heterogeneity and polydispersity. The fractional composition of 3-O-sulfo-N-sulfoglucosamine residues was determined for each drug substance using 2D NMR and used in the interpretation of the ACE results.
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