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Definition
: Carbohydrates consisting of between two (DISACCHARIDES) and ten MONOSACCHARIDES connected by either an alpha- or beta-glycosidic link. They are found throughout nature in both the free and bound form.
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PENTA [ Org 31540,Org-31540,SR 90107,SR 90107A,natural heparin pentasaccharide ]
structure given in first source
0 alpha-
D-
Glucopyranoside, methyl O-
2-
deoxy-
6-
O-
sulfo-
2-
(sulfoamino)-
alpha-
D-
glucopyranosyl-
(1-
4)-
O-
beta-
D-
glucopyranuronosyl-
(1-
4)-
O-
2-
deoxy-
3,6-
di-
O-
sulfo-
2-
(sulfoamino)-
alpha-
D-
glucopyranosyl-
(1-
4)-
O-
2-
O-
sulfo-
alpha-
L-
idopy
*Oligosaccharides
Pharma Action
Anticoagulants
;
Fibrinolytic Agents
Thromb Haemost 1990;63(2):265