作者:Sarah E. Tully、Ross Mabon、Cristal I. Gama、Sherry M. Tsai、Xuewei Liu、Linda C. Hsieh-Wilson
DOI:10.1021/ja0484045
日期:2004.6.1
Chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans are sulfated polysaccharides involved in cell division, neuronal development, and spinal cord injury. Here, we report the synthesis and identification of a chondroitin sulfate tetrasaccharide that stimulates the growth and differentiation of neurons. These studies represent the first, direct investigations into the structure-activity relationships of chondroitin sulfate using homogeneous synthetic molecules and define a tetrasaccharide as a minimal motif required for activity.