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JBC, Vol. 250, Issue 17, 6841-6846, Sep, 1975

Structure of heparin. Characterization of the products formed from heparin by the action of a heparinase and a heparitinase from Flavobacterium heparinum

M. E. Silva and C. P. Dietrich

The total degradation of heparin by the joint action of a purified heparinase and a heparitinase from Flavobacterium heparinum is reported. The heparinase acts directly upon heparin, yielding 52% of a trisulfated disaccharide (O-(alpha-L-ido-4-enepyranosyluronic acid 2-sulfate)-(1leads to 4)-2sulfoamino-2-deoxy-D-glucose 6-sulfate) and 40% of a tetrasaccharide besides small amounts of hexa- and disaccharides. The tetrasaccharide is in turn completely degraded by the heparitinase, forming trisulfated disaccharide and disulfated disaccharide (O-(alpha-D-glyco-4-enepyranosyluronic acid)-(1leads to 4)-2-sulfoamino-2-deoxy-D-glucose 6-sulfate) in equal amounts. These and other results indicate that the tri- and disulfated disaccharides are linked alternately, in a proportion of 3:1, respectively. The primary structure of heparin and the mode of action of the heparinase and the heparitinase are proposed based on the analysis of the different products formed by the action of the enzymes.
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