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H7640

Sigma-Aldrich

Heparan sulfate sodium salt from bovine kidney

powder, extracellular matrix component

Synonym(s):

Heparitin sulfate sodium salt

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Heparan sulfate sodium salt from bovine kidney,

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Heparan sulfate sodium salt from bovine kidney has been used:
  • to investigate its effect on proliferation of B cells
  • to monitor its role on eye development in E5 embryonic cells
  • to study its binding with exosome fibronectin in human trabecular meshwork cells using dot blot

Biochem/physiol Actions

Heparan sulphate (HS), a ubiquitous glycosaminoglycan, is a polymer of D-glucuronic acid or L-iduronic acid and D-glucosamine (GlcA) sugars. It is synthesized in the cis-Golgi as heparan. In Golgi, final heparan sulphate is synthesized in by the action of enzymes N- and O-HS-sulphotransferases and HS epimerase. The mature HS has 50 to 200 disaccharide units. It is part of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and plays a key role in the oncogenic pathway. Deregulation of heparin sulfate metabolism is implicated in cancer progression. HS is associated with the onset of infectious diseases and inflammatory conditions. HS interaction with Aβ fibrils contributes to the pathophysiology of Alzheimer′s disease.Heparan sulphate is a constituent of membrane-associated proteoglycans suggested to contribute to cell-cell adhesion.
Constituent of membrane-associated proteoglycans suggested to contribute to cell-cell adhesion

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Fell-Muir lecture: heparan sulphate and the art of cell regulation: a polymer chain conducts the protein orchestra
Gallagher J
International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 96(4), 203-231 (2015)
Pathophysiology of heparan sulphate: many diseases, few drugs
Lindahl Ulf and Kjellen L
Journal of Internal Medicine, 273(6), 555-571 (2013)
K Fuxe et al.
Brain research, 746(1-2), 25-33 (1997-01-23)
In the present paper immunocytochemical analysis at the fluorescence microscopical level has been performed of neural cell adhesion. molecule (NCAM) immunoreactivity in the adult rat tel- and diencephalon in order to further substantiate the highly selective neuronal localization of NCAM
Molecular diversity of heparan sulfate
Esko JD and Lindahl Ulf
The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 108(2), 169-173 (2001)
Change in embryonic eye size and retinal cell proliferation following intravitreal injection of glycosaminoglycans
Halfter W
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 49(8), 3289-3298 (2008)

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Glycosaminoglycans are large linear polysaccharides constructed of repeating disaccharide units.

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