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CHEBI:28304 - heparin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:28304
ChEBI Nameheparin
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DefinitionA highly sulfated linear glycosaminoglycan comprising complex patterns of uronic acid-(1→4)-D-glucosamine repeating subunits. Used as an injectable anticoagulant, it has the highest negative charge density of any known biological molecule.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5664, CHEBI:24501
Last Modified19 February 2025
Formula(C26H40N2O36S5)n
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Application:
anticoagulant  An agent that prevents blood clotting.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
heparin (CHEBI:28304) has role anticoagulant (CHEBI:50249)
heparin (CHEBI:28304) is a heparins (CHEBI:24505)
Incoming Relation(s)
heparin proteoglycan (CHEBI:233528) has part heparin (CHEBI:28304)
heparin sodium (CHEBI:230519) has part heparin (CHEBI:28304)
INNs  Source
heparinaChemIDplus
heparineChemIDplus
heparinumChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
BemiparinKEGG COMPOUND
BemiparinChemIDplus
CertoparinChemIDplus
Cy 222ChemIDplus
EnoxaparinKEGG COMPOUND
FluxumChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
heparinUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00374KEGG COMPOUND
C00374KEGG COMPOUND
D07510KEGG DRUG
DB01109DrugBank
HeparinWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:9005-49-6KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:9005-49-6ChemIDplus
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