Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) are widely used in medical practice. LMWHs are produced using various methods of controlled depolymerization of unfractionated heparin (UFH). Herein, a method for radiation-induced destruction of aqueous heparin solutions using a 60Co gamma-irradiation source is presented. The optimal conditions for depolymerization of starting heparin were found. The anticoagulant activity of LMWHs was studied as a function of irradiation dose. The results allowed this LMWH production method to be recommended for development of new anticoagulants.
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Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 17 – 21, February, 2018.
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Tuaeva, N.O., Trukhan, V.M., Kardonskii, D.A. et al. Preparation of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins by Radiation-Induced Destruction. Pharm Chem J 52, 122–126 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11094-018-1776-7
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