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1.10. HEPARIN FUNDAMENTALS
(KEYWORDS)
Biology and medical use as anticoagulant: See e.g. Wikipedia
The textbook is somewhat inaccurate regarding the structure of heparin. Here
is an update:
Conformation of L-IdoA:
Skew boat rather than
1
C
4
[AB]
n
repeating structure
before modifications.
Only D-sugars before
epimerization
GlcNAc is
α