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McReynolds KD, Gervay-Hague J. Chemotherapeutic Interventions Targeting HIV Interactions with Host-Associated Carbohydrates. Chem Rev 2007; 107:1533-52. [PMID: 17439183 DOI: 10.1021/cr0502652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Katherine D McReynolds
- Department of Chemistry, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California 95819, USA.
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Jiang YP, Guo XK, Chen Y. O-Succinyl derivative of ι-carrageenan fragments: Synthesis and characterization. Carbohydr Polym 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2006.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Talarico LB, Damonte EB. Interference in dengue virus adsorption and uncoating by carrageenans. Virology 2007; 363:473-85. [PMID: 17337028 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2007] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study demonstrated that the lambda- and iota-carrageenans, sulfated polysaccharides containing linear chains of galactopyranosyl residues, are potent inhibitors of dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) and 3 (DENV-3) multiplication in Vero and HepG2 cells, with values of effective concentration 50% from 0.14 to 4.1 microg/ml. This activity was assayed by plaque reduction, virus yield inhibition and antigen expression tests, and was independent of the input multiplicity of infection in the range 0.001-1. The inhibitory action of the lambda-carrageenan, an heparan sulfate (HS)-imitative compound, was exerted by a dual interference with virus adsorption and internalization of nucleocapsid into the cytoplasm. Although virus particles may enter the cell when compound was added after DENV-2 adsorption, as shown by intracellular uptake of radiolabeled DENV-2 particles and quantitative RT-PCR, infectious center and virion uncoating assays have shown that carrageenan-treated virions cannot be released from the endosomes. Viral protein synthesis, the first step of macromolecular synthesis after DENV entry to the host cell, was not affected by the carrageenan. Furthermore, no inhibition of virus multiplication was detected when the entry process was bypassed through DENV-2 RNA transfection into the cell. The dual sites of action of an HS-like molecule suggest that, at least in monkey kidney and human hepatic cells, the HS residues in the cell membrane appear to act as mediators for DENV-2 entry, an interesting alternative target for flavivirus therapy.
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- Laura B Talarico
- Laboratorio de Virología, Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, Piso 4, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Janaswamy S, Chandrasekaran R. Sodium ι-Carrageenan: A Paradigm of Polymorphism and Pseudopolymorphism. Macromolecules 2006. [DOI: 10.1021/ma060024b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Srinivas Janaswamy
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2009
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2009
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Figueiró SD, Macêdo AAM, Melo MRS, Freitas ALP, Moreira RA, de Oliveira RS, Góes JC, Sombra ASB. On the dielectric behaviour of collagen–algal sulfated polysaccharide blends: Effect of glutaraldehyde crosslinking. Biophys Chem 2006; 120:154-9. [PMID: 16337076 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2005.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2005] [Revised: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 11/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In this paper, impedance measurements in the frequency range from 10(-2) to 10(6) Hz are presented for collagen and algal sulfated polysaccharide crosslinked films. We are considering the development of new biomaterials which have potential applications in coating of cardiovascular prostheses, support for cellular growth and in systems for controlled drug delivery. The effect of crosslink sulfated polysaccharide on the physical chemical properties of collagen was studied using FT-infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dielectric spectroscopy. The resulting films crosslinked with glutaraldehyde (GA) in concentrations of 0.001% and 0.05% when analysed by DSC, showed that the GA treatment not only left the thermal stability of the collagen unaffected, but it also decreased the thermal transition energy. Dielectric spectroscopy shows that the effect of the crosslink on the blend film was associated to the decrease and stabilization of the dielectric permittivity at low frequencies and decreased its conductivity.
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- S D Figueiró
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Smith J, Mountfort D, Falshaw R. A zymogram method for detecting carrageenase activity. Anal Biochem 2005; 347:336-8. [PMID: 16259937 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2005] [Revised: 09/16/2005] [Accepted: 09/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Jennifer Smith
- New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research, Nelson 7001, New Zealand.
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Pereira MG, Benevides NMB, Melo MRS, Valente AP, Melo FR, Mourão PAS. Structure and anticoagulant activity of a sulfated galactan from the red alga, Gelidium crinale. Is there a specific structural requirement for the anticoagulant action? Carbohydr Res 2005; 340:2015-23. [PMID: 16023626 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2005.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2005] [Accepted: 05/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Marine red algae are an abundant source of sulfated galactans with potent anticoagulant activity. However, the specific structural motifs that confer biological activity remain to be elucidated. We have now isolated and purified a sulfated galactan from the marine red alga, Gellidium crinale. The structure of this polysaccharide was determined using NMR spectroscopy. It is composed of the repeating structure -4-alpha-Galp-(1-->3)-beta-Galp1--> but with a variable sulfation pattern. Clearly 15% of the total alpha-units are 2,3-di-sulfated and another 55% are 2-sulfated. No evidence for the occurrence of 3,6-anhydro alpha-galactose units was observed in the NMR spectra. We also compared the anticoagulant activity of this sulfated galactan with a polysaccharide from the species, Botryocladia occidentalis, with a similar saccharide chain but with higher amounts of 2,3-di-sulfated alpha-units. The sulfated galactan from G. crinale has a lower anticoagulant activity on a clotting assay when compared with the polysaccharide from B. occidentalis. When tested in assays using specific proteases and coagulation inhibitors, these two galactans showed significant differences in their activity. They do not differ in thrombin inhibition mediated by antithrombin, but in assays where heparin cofactor II replaces antithrombin, the sulfated galactan from G. crinale requires a significantly higher concentration to achieve the same inhibitory effect as the polysaccharide from B. occidentalis. In contrast, when factor Xa instead of thrombin is used as the target protease, the sulfated galactan from G. crinale is a more potent anticoagulant. These observations suggest that the proportion and/or the distribution of 2,3-di-sulfated alpha-units along the galactan chain may be a critical structural motif to promote the interaction of the protease with specific protease and coagulation inhibitors.
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- Maria G Pereira
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60455-760 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Jiang YP, Guo XK, Tian XF. Synthesis and NMR structural analysis of O-succinyl derivative of low-molecular-weight κ-carrageenan. Carbohydr Polym 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2005.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liners F, Helbert W, Van Cutsem P. Production and characterization of a phage-display recombinant antibody against carrageenans: evidence for the recognition of a secondary structure of carrageenan chains present in red algae tissues. Glycobiology 2005; 15:849-60. [PMID: 15872149 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwi072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We report the isolation, for the first time by phage display, of a scFv recombinant antibody called B3 directed against carrageenans, the major sulphated polysaccharides of red seaweeds. Immunoassays were used to characterize the binding of B3 antibodies toward the three main carrageenan forms (iota, kappa, and lambda) differing by their sulfonic ester content and the presence of 3,6-anhydrogalactose. In enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA), B3 soluble scFv showed a high reactivity towards iota-carrageenan at any titer but, at high titer only, recognized also the highly sulfated lambda-form. Surface-adsorbed kappa-polymers were only recognized in presence of poly-L-lysine (PLL). The replacement of Na+ ions by K+ in the buffers had no effect on kappa-polymer detection but increased the binding of B3 antibodies toward both iota- and lambda-carrageenans, whereas addition of Ca2+ decreased sharply the recognition of the iota-form. In competitive assays, low titer B3 soluble scFv showed a iota>kappa>lambda selectivity and recognized a mixture of iota-oligomers with degrees of polymerization between 4 and 18 but not sub-fractions of 4 or 6 residues long. We suggest therefore that the B3 epitope could consist of a helical conformation of carrageenan chains. Immunofluorescence microscopy showed that, amongst other red algae, Chondrus gametophyte (containing iota-chains) was strongly recognized by B3 scFv whereas sporophytic tissues rich in lambda-carrageenans were not, assessing the preference of this probe for iota-carrageenans in situ. The high potential of the B3 recombinant probe is discussed.
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- Françoise Liners
- URBV, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
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Relleve L, Nagasawa N, Luan L, Yagi T, Aranilla C, Abad L, Kume T, Yoshii F, dela Rosa A. Degradation of carrageenan by radiation. Polym Degrad Stab 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chaidedgumjorn A, Toyoda H, Woo ER, Lee KB, Kim YS, Toida T, Imanari T. Effect of (1-->3)- and (1-->4)-linkages of fully sulfated polysaccharides on their anticoagulant activity. Carbohydr Res 2002; 337:925-33. [PMID: 12007475 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(02)00078-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chemically fully sulfated polysaccharides including xylan (-->4Xylbeta-(1-->4)Xylbeta1-->), amylose (-->4Glcalpha-(1-->4)Glcalpha1-->), cellulose (-->4Glcbeta-(1-->4)Glcbeta1-->), curdlan (-->3Glcbeta-(1-->3)Glcbeta1-->) and galactan (-->3Galbeta-(1-->3)Galbeta1-->), which have been isolated from Korean clam, were prepared, and their anticoagulant activity was investigated. The results strongly suggest that the activity might not be depending on anomeric configuration (alpha or beta) or monosaccharide species but on the glycosidic linkage, either (1-->3) or (1-->4). 1H NMR studies of these modified polysaccharides show that the neighboring sulfate groups at the C-2 and C-3 positions might have caused the conformational changes of each monosaccharide from 4C(1) to 1C(4). Furthermore, the effect of 6-sulfate residues on the anticoagulant activity was investigated using a specific desulfated reaction for the chemically fully sulfated polysaccharides. The 6-sulfate group is very important in determining anticoagulant activity of (1-->3)-linked polysaccharides, whereas the activity is not affected by presence or absence of the 6-sulfate group in (1-->4)-linked polysaccharides.
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- Amornrut Chaidedgumjorn
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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Janaswamy S, Chandrasekaran R. Effect of calcium ions on the organization of iota-carrageenan helices: an X-ray investigation. Carbohydr Res 2002; 337:523-35. [PMID: 11890890 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(02)00017-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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X-ray fiber diffraction analysis confirms that calcium iota-carrageenan forms a threefold, right-handed, half-staggered, parallel, double helix of pitch 26.42 A stabilized by interchain hydrogen bonds. According to the detailed structural results, three helices are packed in a trigonal unit cell (a=23.61 and c=13.21 A). Strong interactions between the sulfate groups of neighboring helices, mediated by calcium ions and water molecules, are responsible for stabilizing the three-dimensional structure.
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- Srinivas Janaswamy
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Food Science Building, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1160, USA
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Vlieghe P, Clerc T, Pannecouque C, Witvrouw M, De Clercq E, Salles JP, Kraus JL. Synthesis of new covalently bound kappa-carrageenan-AZT conjugates with improved anti-HIV activities. J Med Chem 2002; 45:1275-83. [PMID: 11881996 DOI: 10.1021/jm010969d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This paper describes the first covalent synthesis of kappa-carrageenan-3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) conjugates. A succinate diester spacer was used to covalently couple AZT onto kappa-carrageenan, resulting in a tripartite prodrug. Two methods (UV and radioactive counting) are described and validated to determine the AZT loading onto the kappa-carrageenan carrier. This polymeric carrier, through its own intrinsic anti-HIV activity, is expected to act not only as a drug delivery agent but also as an anti-HIV agent. Synergism between the two drugs (kappa-carrageenan and AZT) was demonstrated when MT-4 cells were preincubated with the kappa-carrageenan-AZT conjugate prior to HIV-1-infection. A threshold of AZT loaded onto the kappa-carrageenan was required to achieve this synergistic effect. Such kappa-carrageenan-AZT conjugates could be of great therapeutic interest because these conjugates, which contain a low AZT concentration, present improved anti-HIV activities relative to free AZT. Moreover, kappa-carrageenan is a well-tolerated biopolymer, already used in the food industry.
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- Patrick Vlieghe
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biomoléculaire, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, 163 avenue de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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Pujol CA, Estevez JM, Carlucci MJ, Ciancia M, Cerezo AS, Damonte EB. Novel DL-galactan hybrids from the red seaweed Gymnogongrus torulosus are potent inhibitors of herpes simplex virus and dengue virus. Antivir Chem Chemother 2002; 13:83-9. [PMID: 12238532 DOI: 10.1177/095632020201300202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A novel series of DL-galactan hybrids extracted from the red seaweed Gymnogongrus torulosus, was evaluated for its in vitro antiviral properties against herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and dengue virus 2 (DEN-2). These compounds were very active against both viruses with inhibitory concentration 50% (IC50) values in the range 0.6-16 microg/ml for HSV-2 and 0.19-1.7 microg/ml for DEN-2, respectively, as determined in a virus plaque reduction assay in Vero cells. The DL-galactans lacked of cytotoxic effects, on stationary as well as on actively dividing cells, and anticoagulant properties. Some of the compounds showed a variable level of direct inactivating effect on both virions, with virucidal concentration 50% values exceeding the IC50s obtained by plaque reduction assay. Full inhibitory activity was achieved when the galactans were present during virus adsorption period, suggesting that the mode of action of these compounds is an interference in the binding of the surface envelope glycoprotein with the cell receptor.
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- C A Pujol
- Departamento de Quimica Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Argentina
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Farias WR, Valente AP, Pereira MS, Mourão PA. Structure and anticoagulant activity of sulfated galactans. Isolation of a unique sulfated galactan from the red algae Botryocladia occidentalis and comparison of its anticoagulant action with that of sulfated galactans from invertebrates. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:29299-307. [PMID: 10882718 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002422200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have characterized the structure of a sulfated d-galactan from the red algae Botryocladia occidentalis. The following repeating structure (-4-alpha-d-Galp-1-->3-beta-d-Galp-1-->) was found for this polysaccharide, but with a variable sulfation pattern. Clearly one-third of the total alpha-units are 2,3-di-O-sulfated and another one-third are 2-O-sulfated. The algal sulfated d-galactan has a potent anticoagulant activity (similar potency as unfractionated heparin) due to enhanced inhibition of thrombin and factor Xa by antithrombin and/or heparin cofactor II. We also extended the experiments to several sulfated polysaccharides from marine invertebrates with simple structures, composed of a single repeating structure. A 2-O- or 3-O-sulfated l-galactan (as well as a 2-O-sulfated l-fucan) has a weak anticoagulant action when compared with the potent action of the algal sulfated d-galactan. Possibly, the addition of two sulfate esters to a single alpha-galactose residue has an "amplifying effect" on the anticoagulant action, which cannot be totally ascribed to the increased charge density of the polymer. These results indicate that the wide diversity of polysaccharides from marine alga and invertebrates is a useful tool to elucidate structure/anticoagulant activity relationships.
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- W R Farias
- Laboratório de Tecido Conjuntivo, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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