Anticoagulant activity of a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from the green seaweed Caulerpa cupressoides
Braz. arch. biol. technol
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54(4): 691-700, July-Aug. 2011. graf
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to evaluate certain molecular characteristics of a sulfated polysaccharide (SPs) with anticoagulant properties, isolated from Caulerpa cupressoides (Chlorophyta). Crude SPs were extracted by proteolytic digestion (papain), followed by ion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE-cellulose column. The fractions obtained were analyzed for molecular mass, 0.5 percent agarose gel electrophoresis and chemical composition. The activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) test was applied using normal human plasma and standard heparin (HEP) (193 IU mg-1). The yield was ~ 3 percent, and the chromatography procedure separated the material into three different SP fractions (F I, F II and F III), eluted at the concentrations of 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00 M of NaCl, respectively. Only fraction F II was active (24.62 IU mg-1), with high sulfate content (23.79 percent) and number of molecular mass peaks. Therefore, the APTT of a fraction isolated from C. cupressoides was less potent than HEP.
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Anglais
Texte intégral:
Braz. arch. biol. technol
Thème du journal:
Biologie
Année:
2011
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Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia/BR
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Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
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