Synthesis of Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Nonasaccharide as a Novel Anticoagulant Targeting Intrinsic Factor Xase Complex

Abstract

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FuCS) is a structurally distinct glycosaminoglycan, and its oligosaccharides exhibit excellent anticoagulant activity with lower risks of adverse effects and bleeding. Herein we report a facile approach to the synthesis of FuCS hexa- and nonasaccharides on the basis of the enzymatic degradation of chondroitin over 12 linear steps. As compared with a clinical low-molecular-weight heparin drug (enoxaparin), the nonasaccharide synthesized in this study displayed similar APTT activity and selective intrinsic factor Xase complex inhibitory activity ((12.9±0.83) nm) by binding to factor IXa with high affinity, thus offering promise for the development of new anticoagulant agents targeting the intrinsic coagulation pathway.

Keywords: anticoagulants; drug discovery; fucosylated chondroitin sulfate; glycosaminoglycans; oligosaccharides.