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. 2016 Nov 3;6:36418. doi: 10.1038/srep36418

Figure 7. Chemical structure of synthetically sulfated and ATTO-labeled HA derivatives.

Figure 7

HA consists of alternating disaccharide units (D-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-glucosamine) connected by glycosidic bonds. The sHA1 derivative (D.S. 1.0–1.5) is preferentially sulfated at C6 of the N-acetyl glucosamine unit. The labeling of HA and sHA1 was performed with ATTO565-NH2 and resulted in a side-on modification of carboxylic groups (A). The double-labeled ATTO565-ATTO655-sHA1 derivative was generated by end-on modification with ATTO565-NH2 followed by side-on functionalization with ATTO655-NH2 (B).