Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FucCS) is a unique glycosaminoglycan found primarily in sea cucumbers. This marine sulfated glycan is composed of a chondroitin sulfate backbone …
SB Kim, M Zoepfl, P Samanta, F Zhang, K Xia… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Sulfation pattern and molecular weight (MW) play a key role in the biological actions of sulfated glycans. Besides anticoagulant effects, certain sulfated glycans can also exhibit anti …
The SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoproteins (SGPs) and human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) are the two key targets for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Host cell …
SARS-CoV-2 infects human cells through its surface spike glycoprotein (SgP), which relies on host cell surface heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans that facilitate interaction with the …
Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FucCS) is a unique marine glycosaminoglycan that exhibits diverse biological functions, including antiviral and anticoagulant activity. In previous work …
L Liu, P Chopra, X Li, KM Bouwman… - ACS Central …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is causing an unprecedented global pandemic demanding the urgent development of therapeutic …
The COVID-19 pandemic is a major human health concern. The pathogen responsible for COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), invades its host …
H Xu, Q Zhou, B Liu, F Chen, M Wang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Fucosylated chondroitin sulfates (FCS) are a sulfated polysaccharide exclusively existing in the body wall of sea cucumber. FCS possesses a mammalian chondroitin sulfate like …
With the increased prevalence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, such as Delta and Omicron, the COVID-19 pandemic has become an ongoing human health disaster, killing …