How strong are Ca2+-heparin and Zn2+-heparin interactions?

The formation of the calcium and zinc salts from CaCl2, ZnCl2 and six monomeric structural units of heparin (1-OMe ΔUA-2S, 1-OMe GlcN-S6S, 1,4-DiOMe GlcA, 1,4-DiOMe GlcN-S3S6S, 1,4-DiOMe IdoA-2S, and 1,4-DiOMe GlcN-S6S) have been studied in gas phase and aqueous solution as model reactions for formation of heparin-Ca2+ and heparin-Zn2+ complexes.