Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1390019 | Carbohydrate Research | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A methyl ester of hyaluronan in which the carboxyl groups were fully esterified was prepared using trimethylsilyl diazomethane. This derivative, while not depolymerized by hyaluronan lyases or hyaluronan hydrolases, was a substrate for both chondroitin ACI lyase (EC 4.2.2.5) from Flavobacterium heparinum and chondroitin ACII lyase (EC 4.2.2.5) from Arthrobacter aurescens. The major product isolated in these depolymerization reactions was methyl α-l-threo-hex-4-enepyranosyluronate-(1→3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α,β-d-glucopyranoside as determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy and MALDITOF mass spectrometry.
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Authors
Kana Hirano, Shinobu Sakai, Tsutomu Ishikawa, Fikri Y. Avci, Robert J. Linhardt, Toshihiko Toida,