NMR and LC/MS differentiation of bovine and porcine mucosal heparin is provided.
LC/MS profiles of high ATIII affinity fractions are characteristic fingerprints.
2-O-Sulfated GlcA was found to be a new NMR marker of bovine mucosal heparin.
BMH and PMH significantly differ in their content of structural variants of the ATBR.
ΔU2,4,0 and ΔU4,6,0 fragments are highly represented in bovine affinity fractions.