Cell and tissue research, 295(3), 523-536 (1999-02-18)
Matrix and cell surface proteoglycans (PGs) may play important roles in the control of cellular actions of heparan-binding growth factors such as fibroblast growth factor (FGF) during chondrogenesis and osteogenesis. In this study, we used 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-d-xyloside, an inhibitor of PG
The Biochemical journal, 304 ( Pt 3), 731-736 (1994-12-15)
Human skin fibroblasts were cultured in the presence of 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-xyloside (Xyl-MU) using a mass-culture system with a microcarrier. The structures of Xyl-MU-induced sugars purified from the dialysable fraction of the incubation medium were investigated. In addition to glycosaminoglycans the elongation
Journal of biochemistry, 109(4), 514-519 (1991-04-01)
Human skin fibroblasts were incubated in the presence of a fluorogenic xyloside, 4-methylumbelliferyl beta-D-xyloside. Three fluorogenic components were isolated and purified from the culture medium by gel permeation high-performance liquid chromatography. Their structures were then characterized by enzymatic digestion, fast-atom-bombardment
The Journal of biological chemistry, 284(25), 16832-16839 (2009-04-07)
The importance of the pathological changes in proteoglycans has driven the need to study and design novel chemical tools to control proteoglycan synthesis. Accordingly, we tested the fluorinated analogue of glucosamine (4-fluoro-N-acetyl-glucosamine (4-F-GlcNAc)) on the synthesis of heparan sulfate (HS)
The Journal of biological chemistry, 268(3), 1618-1627 (1993-01-25)
beta-D-Xylosides are often used to competitively inhibit proteoglycan synthesis by serving as primers for free glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chain assembly. Quite unexpectedly, we found that when human melanoma cells and Chinese hamster ovary cells are labeled with [3H] galactose in the
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