Semisynthesis and analysis of lipophilically modified unfractionated and low molecular mass heparins

Semin Thromb Hemost. 1994;20(2):182-92. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1001902.

Abstract

Unfractionated heparin and LMMH were substituted with different lipophilic organic compounds. Specifically endpoint attached (LMMH-tyramine and LMMH-tyramine-FITC) and nonspecifically substituted heparins (acylated heparins, and LMMH-biotin and LMMH-cholesterol hemisuccinate) were obtained. The lipophilically substituted heparins were analysed by HPSEC and showed different retention times, high peak purity, different UV/VIS absorbances, and areas under the absorbance time curve. The determination of the average molecular mass Mn, Mm, and Mz and the polydispersity P was performed by PAGE. The substituted heparins showed an increase in their molecular mass Mm, ranging from 2.9 to 129.7% unfractionated heparin and 3.9 to 224.0% (LMMH) compared with the parent compounds (unfractionated heparin and LMMH). The anticoagulant activity was measured by anti-Factor Xa. Lipophilically modified heparin had an aXa activity ranging from 52 to 168 U/mg (unfractionated) and 60 to 108 U/mg (LMMH) and antithrombin activity ranging from 31 to 270 U/mg (unfractionated) and 5 to 15 U/mg (LMMH). The thrombin generation inhibition assay demonstrated an effective anticoagulant potency of the modified compounds. They were neutralized by different amounts (1.1 to 4.1, w/w) of protamin. 1H NMR spectroscopy revealed the specific endpoint attachment of tyramine to LMMH and FITC to LMMH-tyramine. The lipophilically modified heparins showed intact anticoagulant properties and are now used for pharmacokinetic investigations.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acylation
  • Amination
  • Biotin
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Factor Xa Inhibitors
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate
  • Heparin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Heparin / chemical synthesis
  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / analogs & derivatives*
  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / chemical synthesis
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Thrombin / biosynthesis
  • Tyramine

Substances

  • Factor Xa Inhibitors
  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
  • Biotin
  • Heparin
  • Thrombin
  • Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate
  • Tyramine