Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectra of (A) heparinase I, (B) heparinase II, and (C) heparinase III digestion products of Penta 1. Both heparinase I and II clip Penta 1 at the GNS,3S,6S↓I2SHNS,6S linkage (site A.2) to yield a pentasulfated trisaccharide and a trisulfated disaccharide product. Penta 1 is not cleavable by heparinase III.