Primary structure of glycans by NMR spectroscopy

C Fontana, G Widmalm - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Glycans, carbohydrate molecules in the realm of biology, are present as biomedically
important glycoconjugates and a characteristic aspect is that their structures in many …

Methodology-centered review of molecular modeling, simulation, and prediction of SARS-CoV-2

K Gao, R Wang, J Chen, L Cheng, J Frishcosy… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite tremendous efforts in the past two years, our understanding of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), virus–host interactions, immune …

Potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of pentosan polysulfate and mucopolysaccharide polysulfate

F Zhang, P He, AL Rodrigues, W Jeske, R Tandon… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

The diverse role of heparan sulfate and other GAGs in SARS-CoV-2 infections and therapeutics

F Eilts, S Bauer, K Fraser, JS Dordick, MW Wolff… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
In December 2019, the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began in
Wuhan, China. COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Antiviral activity of marine sulfated glycans against pathogenic human coronaviruses

M Zoepfl, R Dwivedi, SB Kim, MA McVoy, VH Pomin - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Great interest exists towards the discovery and development of broad-spectrum antivirals.
This occurs due to the frequent emergence of new viruses which can also eventually lead to …

Structure, anti-SARS-CoV-2, and anticoagulant effects of two sulfated galactans from the red alga Botryocladia occidentalis

AK Maurya, P Sharma, P Samanta, AA Shami… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The structure of the sulfated galactan from the red alga Botryocladia occidentalis (BoSG)
was originally proposed as a simple repeating disaccharide of alternating 4-linked α …

Structural characteristics of heparin binding to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein RBD of Omicron sub-lineages BA. 2.12. 1, BA. 4 and BA. 5

D Shi, C Bu, P He, Y Song, JS Dordick, RJ Linhardt… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The now prevalent Omicron variant and its subvariants/sub-lineages have led to a significant
increase in COVID-19 cases and raised serious concerns about increased risk of infectivity …

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 and anticoagulant properties of Pentacta pygmaea fucosylated chondroitin sulfate depend on high molecular weight structures

R Dwivedi, P Sharma, F Eilts, F Zhang… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FucCS) is a unique marine glycosaminoglycan that exhibits
diverse biological functions, including antiviral and anticoagulant activity. In previous work …

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 wild-type (Wuhan-Hu-1) and Delta (B. 1.617. 2) strains by marine sulfated glycans

R Dwivedi, P Sharma, M Farrag, SB Kim… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The Coronavirus disease pandemic has steered the global therapeutic research efforts
toward the discovery of potential anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS …

Fractionation of sulfated galactan from the red alga Botryocladia occidentalis separates its anticoagulant and anti-SARS-CoV-2 properties

SB Kim, M Zoepfl, P Samanta, F Zhang, K **a… - 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 …