Table 1.

Heparin preparations used for rosette disruption assays on FCR3S1.2 parasites

Preparation*Sulfate groups/ disaccharide unitIC50 of rosette disruption
Native  2.7 8 μg/mL  
N-desulfated/N-acetylated 1.6  >1000 μg/mL  
2-O-desulfated  1.9 80 μg/mL  
6-O-desulfated  1.7 90 μg/mL  
N-/2-O-desulfated  1.1 ne1-153 
N-/6-O-desulfated  0.7 ne  
2-O-/6-O-desulfated  1.3 105 μg/mL 
N-/2-O-/6-O-desulfated  0.3 ne  
Preparation*Sulfate groups/ disaccharide unitIC50 of rosette disruption
Native  2.7 8 μg/mL  
N-desulfated/N-acetylated 1.6  >1000 μg/mL  
2-O-desulfated  1.9 80 μg/mL  
6-O-desulfated  1.7 90 μg/mL  
N-/2-O-desulfated  1.1 ne1-153 
N-/6-O-desulfated  0.7 ne  
2-O-/6-O-desulfated  1.3 105 μg/mL 
N-/2-O-/6-O-desulfated  0.3 ne  
*

Bovine lung heparin was selectively modified as described.15 

Average number of sulfated groups/single disaccharide unit as calculated from compositional analysis.

Concentration of component needed to achieve 50% disruption of rosettes.

F1-153

ne, no effect.

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