Heparan sulfate (HS) regulates pro
cessing of the amyloid pre
cursor protein by the Alzheimer's
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cretase(BACE-1). An HS analogue, por
cine intestinal mu
cosal heparin, was systemati
cally modified at the prin
cipalpositions of
O-sulfation and
N-sulfation/a
cetylation and tested for BACE-1 inhibitory and anti fa
ctor Xaa
ctivities. The derivative with the highest anti-BACE-1 to anti-Xa a
ctivity ratio
contained
N-a
cetyl and2-
O- and 6-
O-sulfates and also exhibited attenuated a
ctivities against
cathepsin-D and renin, two otherstru
cturally related aspartyl proteases.