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Author ORCID Identifier
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AccessType
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Program
Chemistry
Year Degree Awarded
2014
Month Degree Awarded
February
First Advisor
Paul L. Dubin
Second Advisor
Igor A. Kaltashov
Subject Categories
Analytical Chemistry | Biochemistry | Biophysics
Abstract
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), highly charged biological polyelectrolytes, are of growing importance as biomaterials and pharmaceutical drugs due to their immense range of physiological functions. They bind to many proteins; however, the degree of structural selectivity in GAG-protein interactions is largely unknown .Our studies have focused on the importance of heparin (a model GAG) charge and chain length in protein binding in order to explore its potential applications in biofunctional tissue scaffold materials, as polysaccharide drugs in anticoagulation, and as inhibitory agents in protein aggregation. We used electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis, size exclusion chromatography, dynamic/static light scattering and electrostatic protein modeling.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/cvy8-r905
Recommended Citation
Minsky, Burcu Baykal, "Protein Behavior Directed by Heparin Charge and Chain Length" (2014). Doctoral Dissertations. 119.
https://doi.org/10.7275/cvy8-r905
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/119