Table 1.
Disaccharide composition of partially sulfated C4S fractionsa
| Disaccharide composition
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| C4S fraction | Δdi-4S | Δdi-0S | Δdi-6S |
| % mol proportionb | |||
| I | 3 | 97 | 0 |
| II | 9 | 91 | 0 |
| III | 14 | 86 | 0 |
| IV | 26 | 74 | 0 |
| V | 35 | 65 | 0 |
| VI | 52 | 48 | 0 |
| VII | 75 | 24 | 1 |
| VIII | 86 | 9 | 5 |
a
The partially 4-sulfated C4S fractions obtained by DEAE-Sepharose chromatography (see Figure 2).
b
calculated from peak areas in the chromatogram assuming that molar extinction coefficients of non-sulfated, 4-sulfated and 6-sulfated disaccharides are similar.